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Gerstäcker, Friedrich
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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German author and traveller, born in Hamburg; when 21 he emigrated to New York, and for six years led a wandering life in different parts of America, working the while now at one occupation now at another, a narrative of which he published on his return to Germany; in 1849 he undertook a journey round the world which occupied him three years; in 1860-61 he crossed S. America; in 1862 he was in Africa with Duke Ernst of Gotha, and in 1863 in Central America; his many writings, descriptive of these countries, exhibit a fresh and graphic style, and have had a wide popularity; he is the author also of several thrilling stories (1816-1872).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gerstäcker, Friedrich'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gerstcker-friedrich.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gerstäcker, Friedrich'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gerstcker-friedrich.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
