Schliemann and the California gold rush : the 1850-1852 american travel journal of Heinrich Schliemann: a transcription and translation / edited by Christo Thanos & Wout Arentzen.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Leiden, Netherlands : Sidestone Press, 2014.
  • ©2014
Description
1 online resource (226 p.)

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Editor
Series
  • The Schliemann diaries
  • The Schliemann Diaries ; 2
Summary note
In this second part of The Schliemann Diaries we follow Heinrich Schliemann (the famous 19th century archaeologist, trader and traveller) through his diary on his second journey: his travels to America from December 1850 to March 1853. The original diary was written in English and for a small part in Spanish. This publication is a transcription and translation of Schliemann's travel diary.In 1850 the millionaire Schliemann decided to end his job as trader in Russia and to try his luck in the United States. He travelled via Europe to New York and Washington and then via Panama on to the goldfie
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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 17, 2014).
Language note
English
Contents
Blank Page; Blank Page
ISBN
90-8890-256-9
OCLC
897071708
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