Peter Kalm's travels in North America; the America of 1750; the English version of 1770, rev. from the original Swedish and edited by Adolph B. Benson, with a translation of new material from Kalm's diary notes.
Contributors: Benson, Adolph B. 1881-1962.
Publisher: Wilson-Erickson
Published: 1937
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Kalm, Pehr, -- 1716-1779 -- Diaries.; Kalm, Pehr, -- 1716-1779.; Natural history -- United States.; Natural history -- Canada.; United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; New Jersey -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Canada -- Description and travel.
Genres: Diaries.; Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Resa til Norra America.
Notes: RNJ 110,578

Includes only those portions of the original work dealing with the United States and Canada. "The hitherto untranslated portion ... has been done into English by Miss Edith M. L. Carlborg ... and the present editor. The remainder ... is based on Forster's translation."

"A bibliography of Peter Kalm's writings on America": v. 2, p. 770-776.