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Subject(s)

• Schliemann, Heinrich 1822-1890—Diaries [Browse]
• California—History—1850-1950—Biography—Anecdotes [Browse]

Related name

• Arentzen, Wout [Browse]
• Thanos, Christo, 1968- [Browse]

Series

• Schliemann diaries ; 2. [More in this series]
• 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 goldfields in California. He made a second fortune in Sacramento with buying gold dust and with banking. After two years he returned to Europe and got married in St Petersburg. In this diary Schliemann describes his travels from the perspective of a wealthy business man in the mid-19th century and writes about the landscape, his visits to the theatre, the hotels he used, his much discussed meeting with the American president, his lucrative banking business in California, etc. His travels and accommodation weren't always without danger. Schliemann describes in detail the extreme heat and humidity, fatal illnesses, rainstorms, floods, mosquitoes, robbers, murderers and swindlers.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9789088902550 (paperback)
• 9088902550 (paperback)

OCLC

893407311

RCP

C - S

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