Project Gutenberg 2016-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 81 Gerstäcker, Friedrich 1816 1872 Gerstacker, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker, Frederick Aus zwei Welttheilen. Zweiter Band. Gesammelte Erzählungen Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Die Tochter der Riccarees -- Herr Schultze -- Der Deutsche und sein Kind -- Schicksale einer Nacht -- Civilisation und Wildniß -- Aus dem Briefsacke des Paquetschiffes »Seeschlange« -- Der Klöppeldistrikt des sächsischen Erzgebirges -- Die Otterjagd. Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Aus zwei Welttheilen. Zweiter Band" by Friedrich Gerstäcker is a collection of narrative stories written in the mid-19th century. This volume appears to explore themes such as the contrast between civilization and wilderness, with settings that include the cotton fields and the lush landscapes of Louisiana, as indicated by the narratives listed in its contents. The primary focus is on the character Gabriele Beaufort and her interactions with Saise, an Indian girl who is embroiled in the complexities of race, slavery, and survival in a society marked by stark inequalities. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to a hot September day in Louisiana, contrasting the languid life of a wealthy planter with the arduous labor of enslaved people working in the fields. Two young girls, Gabriele and Saise, are depicted together; Gabriele as a white Creole and Saise as a sorrowful Indian girl reflecting on her past and the losses endured by her people. Saise reveals her tragic backstory of being captured and nearly sold into slavery, highlighting themes of identity and heritage. Gabriele's concern for her friend's painful history intensifies as they discuss the looming threat posed by powerful men who commodify individuals like Saise. The narrative sets up a conflict revolving around ownership, freedom, and social justice, laying the groundwork for an exploration of their intertwined fates against a backdrop of systemic oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 594779 594715 2024-12-22T06:09:15.318801 2023-09-23T04:55:40.106224 text/html text/html 591097 2016-09-20T09:05:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 260292 2016-09-20T09:05:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282340 2024-12-22T06:09:23.387735 application/epub+zip 287491 2024-12-22T06:09:16.781721 application/epub+zip 287490 2024-12-22T06:09:16.081730 application/epub+zip 437370 2024-12-22T06:09:28.323664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402174 2024-12-22T06:09:22.535753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402515 2022-09-24T05:26:18.982760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539402 539211 2024-10-22T06:38:00.171460 2023-09-23T04:55:39.007179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529646 2016-09-20T09:05:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206444 2016-09-20T09:05:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20552 2024-12-22T06:09:28.483677 application/rdf+xml 7604 2024-12-22T06:09:16.174736 image/jpeg 1620 2024-12-22T06:09:16.127762 image/jpeg 266425 2024-12-22T06:09:15.379774 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia