Genre: Essays, Autobiography/Biography, Missouri-related

Audience: Adult

Published Works:

Books, As Editor or Co-Editor:  Collected Works of Charles Sealsfield:  Pflanzerleben I, Band. 13, and Pflanzerleben II, Band. 14, Olms Presse, 1976; Duden, Gottfried.  Report on a Journey to the Western States of North America, University of Missouri Press, 1980; Hold Dear, As Always, Jette:  A German Immigrant Life in Letters, University of Missouri Press, 1988;   Little Germany on the Missouri, The Photographs of Edward J. Kemper, 1895- 1920, University of Missouri Press, 1998;   Naumann, Jakob.  My Journey to America, 1836- 1843, Brush & Pallete Club, 2000.

Essays contributed to;  American Folklore, Garland Publishing, 1996; American National Biography, Oxford University Press, 1999; Dictionary of Missouri Biography, University of Missouri Press, 1999.

Has also published numerous articles on German Cultural Life in Missouri, Euro-American traditions in the U.S., Euro-American Folksong, Missouri Place Names, and the immigrant experience in America.

Have any works been translated into other languages? Yes

Awards: 1962 Cross of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany

Speaking Engagements:

Author accepts.
Fee for speaking:  Variable
Limitations on travel: Would like expenses paid for overnight trips.

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