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On the Upper Missouri: The Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz, 1851-1852

On the Upper Missouri: The Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz, 1851-1852 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Carla Kelly (Editor), Scott Eckberg (Introduction by), Rudolph KurzPublish date:2005-03-01Pages:348
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Oklahoma PressISBN-13:9780806136554ISBN-10:806136553UPC:9780806136554Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasBook Topic:West, 19th CenturySize:8.98 x 6.10 x 0.77 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCEKJ9X7V6

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Oklahoma PressISBN-13:9780806136554ISBN-10:806136553UPC:9780806136554Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasBook Topic:West, 19th CenturySize:8.98 x 6.10 x 0.77 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCEKJ9X7V6
Kelly, Carla: -

Carla Kelly is a ranger in the National Park Service at Fort Union Trading Post and a contract research historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Scott Eckberg is a manager for the Idaho Unit of the Nez Perce National Historical Park in the National Park Service.

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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