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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Gerstaecker, Friedrich |
| Title, Monographic | Mississippi-Bilder. Licht- und Schattenseiten transatlantischen Lebens |
| Edition or Version | Fuer die reifere Jugend und das Volk bearbeitet von Ernst Neumann |
| Place of Publication | Reutlingen |
| Publisher | Ensslin & Laiblin |
| Date of Publication | [1926] |
| Extent of Work | 479 |
| Abstract | [From Ward, Bio-Bibliography, 1985: Gerstaecker, Friedrich (Wilhelm Christian), b. 5-10-1816 in Hamburg, d. 5-31-1872 in Braunschweig. Poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist. Son of the famous tenor, Samuel Friedrich G. Came to America in 1837 and worked at various occupations. Returned to Germany in 1842 and began to write of his adventures. 1849-52 visited California, South America, Australia and other foreign places with German settlements. 1860-68 in America, also trips to Egypt and Abysinnia in 1862. Prolific writer of adventure novels and travel sketches.]Table of contents: Vorwort -- Der Pflanzer -- Der Hurricane -- Die Silbermine in den Ozarkgebirgen -- Eine Gerichtsszene in Arkansas -- Doktor Middleton -- Jazede -- Der Buerschgang auf den Baeren -- Sieben Tage auf einem amerik. Dampfboot -- Der Deutsche und sein Kind -- Der Osage -- Zivilisation und Wildnis -- Der erkaufte Henker -- Die Tochter der Riccarees -- Die Sklavin. |
| Notes | German-American author. Mit vielen Bilder. Inscribed Edward Neitzke. Ex libris Hildegard Binder Johnson. Illustrated cover. |
| Call Number | PIA* |
| MKI Terms | PIA/ Fiction/ United States/ Slavery/ Louisiana/ Arkansas |