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The North American journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied / edited by Stephen S. Witte & Marsha V. Gallagher ; translated by William J. Orr, Paul Schach & Dieter Karch ; foreword by John Wilson ; introduction by Paul Schach.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 165 .W6413 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867.
- Standardized Title:
- Tagebuch einer Reise nach dem nördlichen America in den Jahren 1832, 1833, und 1834. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Diaries.
- Wied, Maximilian.
- Germans--United States--Diaries.
- Germans.
- Naturalists--Germany--Diaries.
- Naturalists.
- Natural history--United States.
- Natural history.
- Indians of North America--History--19th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Languages--History--19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- United States--Description and travel.
- United States.
- Missouri River Valley--Description and travel.
- Missouri River Valley.
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.).
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867.
- Indians of North America--Languages.
- Travel.
- Germany.
- West United States.
- Genre:
- diaries.
- Diaries.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm + 1 DVD-RW ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2008-2012.
- System Details:
- DVD-RW: Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat X Standard, or Adobe Acrobat X Pro.
- Summary:
- Made famous through the paintings of Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, the North American expedition of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied in 1832-34 was the first scientific exploration of the Missouri River's upper reaches since the epic journey of Lewis and Clark almost thirty years earlier. Maximilian's journal has never been presented fully in English until now. These three volumes draw on the Maximilian-Bodmer Collection at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. The North American Journals offer a view of the upper Missouri and its Native peoples at a pivotal moment in the history of the American West. This meticulous account, newly translated with extensive modern annotation, faithfully reproduces Maximilian's 110 drawings and watercolors as well as his own notes, asides, and appendices.
- Contents:
- V. 1. May 1832-April 1833. ©2008
- v. 2. April-September 1833 / foreword by J. Brooks Joyner ; introduction by Marsha V. Gallagher. ©2010
- v. 3. September 1833-August 1834. ©2012.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Tagebuch einer Reise nach dem nördlichen America in den Jahren 1832, 1833, und 1834, the manuscript of which was never published before in its entirety.
- "In cooperation with the Durham Center for Western Studies, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska."
- Volume 3 includes a DVD-RW with an enhanced PDF version of all three volumes.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867. Tagebuch einer Reise nach dem nördlichen America in den Jahren 1832, 1833, und 1834. English. North American journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied.
- ISBN:
- 9780806138886
- 0806138882
- 9780806139234
- 0806139234
- 9780806139241
- 0806139242
- OCLC:
- 156975174
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