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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Vanchena, Lorie A. |
| Title, Analytic | Prince Maximilian and Karl Bodmer in German America |
| Journal Title | German-American and German-Canadian Studies Discussion Network, H-GAGCS@h-net.msu.edu |
| Date of Publication | Mar. 10, 2007. 2 pp |
| Abstract | Notes to generate discussion "about explorers, scientists, artists, and writers from the German-speaking regions of Europe who visited North America in the first decades of the nineteenth century. . . . Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867). . .conducted an expedition from 1832 to 1834 to study the flora, fauna, and native cultures along the upper Missouri frontier. He hired Swiss artist Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) to accompany him and create a visual record of the subjects he planned to study." |
| Notes | LorieVanchena@creighton.edu |
| Call Number | MKI P2007-10 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans/ 19th century/ America/ United States, Foreign opinion -- German/ Travel in literature/ Germans |