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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wanderings and Fortunes of Some German Emigrants |
| Author | Gerstaecker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christian; Black, D |
| Date | 1848 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Reference | 12550.d.15 |
| Library / Archive | British Library |
| Collection Name | General Reference Collection |
| Description | Translated from the German, translator D. Black states in the preface that although this is a fictional work about a group of German migrants seeking to form a new colony in the United States, the author will have drawn on his own experiences as an emigrant to construct it. The tale describes the voyage from Germany, their journey from New York to Mississippi, and their settlement there. |
| Theme(s) | Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations; Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | Germany |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | London, England; Bremen, Germany; New York City, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, United States |
| Nationality | German |
| People | Gerstaecker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christia |
| Keywords | journey, passage, danger, travel writing, fiction, skilled migration, group migration, community, settlement, race, Native Americans, labour, building, dangers, livestock, agriculture, health and sickness, death |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | British Library |
