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Author:
Hoffmann, Hemmann, author.
Title:
California, Nevada and Mexico : the travels of a technical student / Hemmann Hoffmann.
Publisher:
Masthof Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
iv, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject:
California--Description and travel.
Nevada--Description and travel.
Mexico--Description and travel.
Californie--Descriptions et voyages.
Nevada--Descriptions et voyages.
Mexique--Descriptions et voyages.
Travel.
California.
Mexico.
Nevada.
Other Authors:
Hale, Frederick, 1948- translator.
Notes:
Reprint. Originally published 1871 by Schweighauserische Verlagsbuchhandlung. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340).
Summary:
"California, Nevada and Mexico: The Travels of a Technical Student was published in German in 1871 and repeatedly reissued as the vivid account of Hemmann Hoffmann, a young Swiss from Basel, Switzerland, who interrupted his chemistry studies in Zurich to seek his fortune in North America. ... Hoffmann's account is a candid memoir that sheds light from a unique perspective on American society, politics, ethnic groups, economic explotation and natural beauty."--Back cover
ISBN:
1601267029
9781601267023
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1199991381
Locations:
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

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