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Friedrich Gerstäcker (1816–1872)

Author of Western Lands and Western Waters

130+ Works 454 Members 2 Reviews

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Works by Friedrich Gerstäcker

Western Lands and Western Waters (1848) — Author — 76 copies, 1 review
Die Regulatoren in Arkansas (1846) — Author — 51 copies, 1 review
Unter dem Äquator (1987) 17 copies
Germelshausen (2009) — Author — 13 copies
Tahiti (1987) 12 copies
Die beiden Sträflinge (1978) 10 copies
Die Blauen und Gelben (1870) — Author — 6 copies
Das alte Haus (1857) 6 copies
Das Wrack (2011) 5 copies
Das Erdbeben von Mendoza (1984) — Author — 5 copies
Der Kunstreiter 4 copies
Sklavenkrieg (1978) 4 copies
In den Red-River-Sümpfen (1976) — Author — 4 copies
Die Flucht über die Kordilleren / John Wells (1996) — Author — 4 copies
Schwarz und Weiß (2011) 3 copies
Aus zwei Weltteilen (1977) 3 copies
Südamerika (2018) 3 copies
Die Kolonie (1977) 3 copies
Viaje por el Perú (2004) 3 copies
General Franco (1865) 3 copies
Die Dschunke (1989) 3 copies
Der General (1972) 2 copies
Im Eckfenster (1870) — Author — 2 copies
California Gold Mines (1946) 2 copies
Pro barvu kůže (1992) 2 copies
Auf der See (1984) 2 copies
Nach Amerika! 2 copies
Reisen um die Welt — Author — 2 copies
Wilde Welt — Author — 2 copies
Alle jagen John Mulligan (1860) 2 copies
Das Wrack des Piraten (1981) 2 copies
Im Busch (2011) 2 copies
Nach Amerika! Erster Band (2006) — Author — 2 copies
Die Sklavin (2011) 2 copies
The Two Convicts (2010) 2 copies
Unter den Pehuenchen (2011) 2 copies
Ein Plagiar 1 copy
Blau Wasser 1 copy
Avonturenomnibus (1978) 1 copy
Germelshausen (1902) — Author — 1 copy
Reisen 1 copy
Sträflinge 1 copy
Die Südsee-Inseln (2011) 1 copy
Der Wilddieb 1 copy
Inselwelt 1 copy
Der Pampasreiter (1946) 1 copy

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The River Pirates of the Mississippi was written by the German adventure traveler and novelist Gerstacker in 1848. His fictional adventure novels about the American west captivated a generation of German readers and created a demand for the frontier adventure novel genre.

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Works
130
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Members
454
Popularity
#54,063
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
2
ISBNs
108
Languages
5

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