On the Upper Missouri

Rudolph Kurz

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Language: English

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, US, 2005

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In late 1846, Rudolph Friederich Kurz, a young and idealistic Swiss artist, came to the United States to study and paint American Indians. Because he also had to earn a living, he signed on with the Pierre Chouteau Jr. Company (commonly known as the American Fur Company) and traveled northward on the Missouri River to work as a clerk at Fort Berthold and Fort Union in present-day North Dakota. While living among fur traders and Indians of numerous tribes, Kurz filled a sketchbook and kept a detailed journal.On the Upper Missouri, an abridged and annotated version of his journal, is an invaluable source for information about Fort Union, the fur trade industry, and Indians of the northern plains. For this edition, editor Carla Kelly has preserved Kurz's style but included only those portions of greatest interest to readers today: his lively and detailed observations of people and activities at the fort. The volume also features 97 black-and-white drawings from Kurz's sketchbook.

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Title
On the Upper Missouri
Author
Rudolph Kurz
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press, US
Publication year
2005
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0806136553
ISBN 13
9780806136554
Item weight
482 grams

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