Title: Bericht über eine Reise nach den westlichen Staaten Nord-amerika's und einen mehrjährigen Aufenthalt am Missouri (in den Jahren 1824, 25, 26 und 1827), in Bezug auf Auswanderung und Übervölkerung, oder
Subtitle: Das Leben im innern der Vereinigten Staaten und dessen Bedeutung für die häusliche und politische Lage der Europäer.
Description: Overly-rosy description of the Missouri River Valley in east-central Missouri by Gottfried Duden, a lawyer from Remscheid in the Grand Ducy of Berg who lived in Warren County, Missouri from 1824-1827.  The <i>Report of a Journey to the Western States of North America</i>, published in 1829, exerted a great deal of influence on potential emigrants from what are now the western <i>Länder</i> of Germany.  A lot of Germans immigrated to the United States under the influence of Duden's description of mild weather and cheap, fertile land.  A significant number of those immigrants came to regret their decision.
Subjects: Description and travel, Early works to 1800
Places: United States, Missouri
People: Gottfried Duden
Time periods: 1820s