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Journey through a Part of the United States of North America in the Years 1844-1846 (Travels on the Western Waters) - Hardcover
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In 1844, Albert Koch, then an obscure but passionate paleontologist, began his remarkable journey. His objective was paleontological exploration, and his travels took him by land and water from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, to New Orleans and Alabama in search of the gigantic sea serpent, or Zeuglodon. His full, day-by-day, record of his journey was excerpted and published in Germany in 1847. The book, which is extremely rare, is here translated and published in English for the first time.
Not only was Koch a passionate scientist; he was also a shrewd observer of the social and political scene. His observations are replete with staggering detail, and his impressions given in vivid descriptions. An unusual and important contribution to the history of American civilization.
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About the Author
Ernst A. Stadler, the translator and editor of this edition, was born in Passau, Bavaria, in 1928, and educated in Germany. He is a resident of St. Louis, where he is employed by Anheuser-Busch.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 177 pages. Sources Consulted, Bibliographical References and Index. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Ernst A Stradler. Foreword by John Francis McDermott. Black and white illustrations. First edition thus, being "the first English translation of an early account of paleontological exploration in the United States in the years 1844-46. A travelogue, which in addition to its scientific import provides an early first hand objective view of the country from Alabama to New Orleans and "fascinating descriptions of travel and of American folkways of the mid 1840's. " No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy with very slight spine cant from shelving. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Seller Inventory # 021395
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