Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz: an account of his experiences among fur traders and American Indians on the Mississippi and the upper Missouri Rivers during the years 1846 to 1852.

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Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz: an account of his experiences among fur traders and American Indians on the Mississippi and the upper Missouri Rivers during the years 1846 to 1852. Translated by Myrtis Jarrell. Edited by J.N.B. Hewitt.

Kurz, Rudolf Friedrich, 1818-1871 (Author).

Summary:

Publisher description: As a clerk at Forts Berthold and the Union, Kurz, a noted Swiss artist, came to know well Indians, fur traders, and officers, and to understand the conditions of life in the region. He aimed "to give from my own observation a sincere portrayal of the American Indian in his romantic mode of life, a true representation of the larger fur-bearing animals, native forests and prairies." The volume, which includes 93 drawings, was originally published as Bulletin 115 of the Bureau of American Ethnology.

Record details

ISBN: 0803257139
ISBN: 9780803257139
Physical Description: ix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press [1970]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Reprint of the 1937 ed. which was issued as Bulletin 115 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (page 366).