Ay-leen the Peacemaker's Blog Posts Tagged 'western' (2)

Image from the Gerstäcker Magazine from the Gerstäcker Museum, featuring his illustrated Westerns. Click for source (in German).



Assowaum was created by Friedrich Gerstäcker and appeared in Die Regulatoren in Arkansas ("The Regulators of Arkansas, 1845"). Gerstäcker (1816-1872) was a German who went to America in 1837. For six years he lived a checkered life in America, working as a… Continue

Tokeah, or The White Rose opening page



Tokeah was created by “Charles Sealsfield” and appeared in Tokeah; or the… Continue