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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Asmus, Georg |
| Title, Monographic | Amerikanische Skizzebuechelche. Erste [and] Zweite Epistel in Versen |
| Edition or Version | 5. Stereotyp-Abdruck |
| Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. |
| Publisher | International News Company |
| Date of Publication | ©1874, ©1875 |
| Extent of Work | 95, 127 pp. |
| Abstract | [From Ward, Bio-Bibliography, 1985: Asmus, Georg, b. 3-28-1830 in Giessen, d. 5-1-1892 in Bonn. Emigrated 1862 to USA. 1862-66 head of copper mining operation on Lake Superior, later consulting engineer in New York. Wrote poems in Hessian dialect. WORKS: Amerikanisches Skizzebuechelche. Eine Epistel in Versen (N.Y., 1874-75, 7th ed. in 1906), Camp Paradise (1877), Die Geschichte von Hans Juergen, ein Kindermaerchen (1877), Gedichtbuechelchen, Sammlung von Gedichten, nebst zwei kleinen Lustspielen (Leipzig, 1892). ANTH. Zimmermann (I); Neeff. REF. K. Knortz, "vom Lange Asmus un seim amerik. Skizzebuechelche" in Folkloristische Streifzuege; Nadler; Kosch; Skal; Bruemmer; Kamman; Leser; Prokosch.] "An immigrant of little cultivation but considerable native wit writes home to his uncle about the strange things that happened to him in America." |
| Notes | German-American author; donated by Prof. John Spalek (SUNY-Albany). Illustrated cover. Druck: Oskar Leiner, Leipzig. |
| Call Number | PIA NY |
| MKI Terms | Poetry, German-American/ German language -- Dialects -- Hessian/ United States -- Description and travel -- Poetry |