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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Page, H. Dwight// Tritt, Donald G.//Everham, Wendy |
| Title, Monographic | Letters Written from America, 1849-1853. Leo Lesquereux |
| Place of Publication | Rockland, Me. |
| Publisher | Picton Press |
| Date of Publication | 2006 |
| Extent of Work | xiv, 465 |
| Series Title | Swiss American Historical Society Special Publication |
| Series Vol. ID | No. 26 |
| ISBN | 0-89725-803-7 |
| Abstract | In his Letters Written from America composed 1849 and 1853 for the Revue Suisse, the Swiss immigrant Leo Lesquereux (1806-1889), a native of Fleurier in Canton Neuchatel, offers an in-depth portrait of the United States. In his extensive travels the deaf botanist observed white, red, and black people, frontier life, as well as American institutions and assessed them from the vantage point of a learned European newcomer. Contents: Pt. 1. Biography / Donald G. Tritt -- pt. 2. Historical introduction / Wendy Everham -- pt. 3. Letters written from America / Leo Lesquereux ; translated by H. Dwight Page ; annotated by Wendy Everham. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.. Translation from the French, H. Dwight Page ; biography and illustrations, Donald G. Tritt ; introduction and editing, Wendy Everham |
| Call Number | MKI/WHS E166 .P13 2006 |
| MKI Terms | Swiss Americans/ Genealogy/ Lesquereux, Leo, 1806-1889/ United States -- History/ Science/ Botany/ United States, Foreign opinion -- Swiss/ Travel/ Letters |