JOURNEY THROUGH A PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1844~1846. Translated, Edited And With An Introduction By Ernst A. Stadler. Foreword By John Francis McDermott
Language: English
Published by Carbondale & Edwardsville IL. 1972. Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1972
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olive & light green patterned 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). illustrated title pg. xxxviii+177p+ 26 b&w maps & illustrations. american history. exploration. archaeology. paleontology. geology. geography. ~ The first English translation of an early account of paleontological exploration in the United States in the years 1844~46, this book also sketches many fascinating vignettes of American life in the period. 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 Zeugodon. Koch's 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 into English for the first time by Ernst A. Stadler, who also provides a thorough introduction to this narrative and to the author's life and his other scientific digs. As we see through reading this edition, the author was not only a dogged hunter of fossils but also a shrewd observer who provides us with fascinating descriptions of travel and of American folkways of the mid~1840s. Illustrated with numerous contemporary prints of fossils found by the author on various expeditions, later photographs of similar finds, and prints of typical American scenes observed by Koch, this skilled translation of a hitherto virtually unobtainable piece of Americana will be of interest to historians, scientists, and general readers interested in American civilization.…
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- Title
- JOURNEY THROUGH A PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1844~1846. Translated, Edited And With An Introduction By Ernst A. Stadler. Foreword By John Francis McDermott
- Author
- Koch, Albert C.
- Publisher
- Carbondale & Edwardsville IL. 1972. Southern Illinois Univ. Press
- Publication year
- 1972
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- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 080930581X
- ISBN 13
- 9780809305810
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- american history, archaeology, travel
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 Marthas 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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