The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian – September 1833–August 1834

The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of WiedSeptember 1833August 1834\nAuthor(s): Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of Wied, Stephen S. Witte, Marsha V. Gallagher, Dieter Karch, Jack F. Becker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806139241, 978-0806139241\nSynopsis\nFew historical chronicles are as informative and eloquent as the journals written by Prince Maximilian of Wied as a record of his journey into the North American interior in [tel], following the route Lewis and Clark had taken almost thirty years earlier. Maximilian's memorable descriptions of topography, Native peoples, natural history, and the burgeoning fur trade were further brought to life through the now-familiar watercolors and prints of Karl Bodmer, the young Swiss artist who accompanied him.\n\nThe first two volumes of the North American Journals recount the prince's journey from Europe to St. Louis, then up th.