Tagebuch amerikanische Reise 1910. - Handwritten german diary with b/w photos of an unusual journey through the States, Canada and Alaska by special train and private ship, complete in 2 volumes. 1910, in-4to, vol. 1: 88 leaves with 88 textpages (ca. 27 lines per page) and 146 b/w photos (8x11-14 cm), partly unbound / vol. 2: 58 leaves with 35 textpages and 22 photos (up to 16.5x21 cm) + 30 white leaves, in good condition, contemporary albums in leather binding (Moritz Mädler, Leipzig), all edges gilt, gilt title on covers, complete with metal clasps.
- Prix : 25000.00 CHF
- Commander
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| NEW YORK - ÔSchiff era' The long lost diaries of Edgar Salin, invited to the USA by his uncle Henry Schiff The authentic manuscript diaries of a young jewish student from Frankfurt, Germany, who embarks on the journey of his lifetime, when he gets invited by his rich uncle from America. That uncle is no one else but Jacob Henry Schiff, one of the foremost jewish leaders and bankers of New York at the time ('Schiff era'), famous philanthropist and director of the New York City National Bank, the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Union Pacific Railroad. The keen young Edgar Salin, who later became professor for economics at Basel University, was only 18, when he accompanied his uncle on this prospecting tour through the northern territories and Alaska. Not only did he keep a diary along the trip, but he also illustrated it with his own personal photographs taken during the trip. They travelled with their own special train and special private ships were at their disposal. The itinerary went on the Union & Central Pacific Railroad line to Chicago - Salt Lake City - Seattle, by ship to Skagway, Alaska. By train over Whitepass to Whitehorse and from there on the Yukon river down to Dawson, 13 years after the famous goldrush of Klondike. Now it was time for industrial gold mining. The era of engineers, technicians, and financial analists was booming. Next to the writers observations on the land and the native people he meets (Indians!), there is a lot to be found on economic interest. Financing railroad projects and industrial mining in the northern parts of the continent at the begin of the 20th century were also of great interest. The young european was so deeply impressed by the spectacular natural landscapes in Alaska and Canada that he took many landscape pictures. Included with the diaries the publication of : 'Im Sonderzug nach Alaska', Zürich 2004, a german edition of the diaries, published by Prof. Paul Hugger (of Switzerland). The long lost diary of which no english edition has been published yet and printing rights for an english edition goes with the buyer of these manuscripts. |
