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MEINE REISE NACH NORD-AMERIKA... by Salzbacher, Joseph - 1845

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MEINE REISE NACH NORD-AMERIKA...

by Salzbacher, Joseph

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Vienna, 1845. First edition. In two parts. [8],68;[12],69-480,[2]pp. Illus., large folding map, with colored outlines, shows the south, midwest, and Canada. Orig. marbled boards with gold stamped cloth spine. Howes S58. Graff 3661: "Dr. Salzbacher toured the south first and went as far west as St. Louis. Later, he traveled east via Chicago. His primary concern was Roman Catholic institutions." Buck 373: "...he tells... of a trip to St. Louis by way of the Ohio and Mississippi River and back across Illinois by stage to Vincennes..." Clark, Travels in the Old South, Vol 3:233.
  • Bookseller Michael Ginsberg Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
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  • Edition First edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Place of Publication Vienna
  • Date Published 1845
  • Keywords RELIGION; SOUTH; HOWES; ILLINOIS

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Meine Reise Nach Nord-Amerika

by SALZBACHER, Joseph

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SALZBACHER, Joseph. Meine Reise Nach Nord-Amerika im Jahre 1842.... Vienna, 1845. Two parts bound in one volume. viii, [4], 479, [2]pp. plus large colored folding map. Late 19th-century three quarter cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt. A touch of foxing on titlepage, else a clean, lovely copy. Howes S-58. Clark III:233. Graff 3661. Buck 373. Salzbacher's main objective in travelling to the States in 1842 was to examine the state of the Catholic Church there. He started from New York and travelled through Baltimore, Richmond, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Louisville and St. Louis, and back to New York via Detroit and Buffalo. He comments on literary institutions he visited, and Catholic activities in the South. The large map shows the U.S. east of the Mississippi.
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