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- a11002703 abstract "Friedrich Gerstäcker (1816-1872), a native of Hamburg, left Germany in 1837 for a six-year stay in New York. On his return to Germany, he published two travel memoirs, and the Frankfurt government subsidized his return to America in 1849 to collect information for prospective emigrants to California. On his return home, he published several books dealing with his travels. Gerstäcker's travels (1854) is the English edition of the author's Reisen, published in Germany not long after his return to California. Nearly one half of the book is devoted to the sea journey with stops in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and the Argentine pampas, crossing the Cordilleras to Valparaiso, Chile, where he obtained passage to California. He describes San Francisco and Sacramento in the fall of 1849 as well as his experiences as a prospector on the Feather River. Leaving the gold fields, Gerstäcker then spends several weeks at the Mission Dolores before trying his luck in 1850 at the goldfields beyond Stockton at Murphy's Diggings, San Antonio, and Mokelumne. He concludes with his voyage home from California via Honolulu, Australia, and the Dutch East Indies.".
- a11002703 accessRights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- a11002703 alternative "Reisen. English".
- a11002703 contributor B12832719.
- a11002703 coverage "California Description and travel.".
- a11002703 coverage "South America Description and travel.".
- a11002703 created "1854.".
- a11002703 date "1854".
- a11002703 date "1854.".
- a11002703 dateCopyrighted "1854.".
- a11002703 description "Friedrich Gerstäcker (1816-1872), a native of Hamburg, left Germany in 1837 for a six-year stay in New York. On his return to Germany, he published two travel memoirs, and the Frankfurt government subsidized his return to America in 1849 to collect information for prospective emigrants to California. On his return home, he published several books dealing with his travels. Gerstäcker's travels (1854) is the English edition of the author's Reisen, published in Germany not long after his return to California. Nearly one half of the book is devoted to the sea journey with stops in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and the Argentine pampas, crossing the Cordilleras to Valparaiso, Chile, where he obtained passage to California. He describes San Francisco and Sacramento in the fall of 1849 as well as his experiences as a prospector on the Feather River. Leaving the gold fields, Gerstäcker then spends several weeks at the Mission Dolores before trying his luck in 1850 at the goldfields beyond Stockton at Murphy's Diggings, San Antonio, and Mokelumne. He concludes with his voyage home from California via Honolulu, Australia, and the Dutch East Indies.".
- a11002703 extent "viii, [9]-290 p.".
- a11002703 format "t".
- a11002703 hasFormat "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- a11002703 identifier calbk.110.
- a11002703 isFormatOf "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- a11002703 issued "1854".
- a11002703 issued "1854.".
- a11002703 language "eng ger".
- a11002703 language "eng".
- a11002703 publisher "London, Edinburgh, T. Nelson and sons,".
- a11002703 relation "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- a11002703 rights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- a11002703 spatial "California Description and travel.".
- a11002703 spatial "California.".
- a11002703 spatial "South America Description and travel.".
- a11002703 subject "Ethnic groups California.".
- a11002703 subject "F2223 .G393".
- a11002703 subject "Mines and mineral resources California.".
- a11002703 title "Gerstäcker's travels. Rio de Janeiro--Buenos Ayres--Ride through the pampas--Winter journey across the Cordilleras--Chili--Valparaiso--California and the gold fields. Tr. from the German of Frederick Gerstäcker.".
- a11002703 title "Reisen. English".
- a11002703 type "text".