The Pirates of the Mississippi
| Author | Friedrich Gerstäcker |
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| Original title | Die Flußpiraten des Mississippi |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Otto Wigand |
Publication date | 1848 |
| Publication place | Saxony |
Published in English | 1856 |
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The Pirates of the Mississippi (German: Die Flußpiraten des Mississippi. Aus dem Waldleben Amerikas) is a novel by the German writer Friedrich Gerstäcker, published in three volumes by Otto Wigand in Leipzig in 1848. It revolves around a gang of river pirates led by the charismatic Captain Kelly, who operate from an island in the Mississippi River, have infiltrated the nearby town of Helena, Arkansas, and rob flatboats passing by.[1][2][3] It was published in English by Routledge in 1856.[4]
The book was the basis for the 1963 film The Pirates of the Mississippi directed by Jürgen Roland.[5]
References
- ^ "Flusspiraten des Mississippi". The Oxford Companion to German Literature. 1986. p. 240. ISBN 0198661398.
- ^ Schuchalter, Jerry (2000). Narratives of America and the Frontier in Nineteenth-century German Literature. p. 30. ISBN 9780820444772.
- ^ Hollyday, Guy T. (1977). Anti-Americanism in the German Novel 1841–1862. Bern: P. Lang. p. 129. ISBN 3261020628.
- ^ "The Pirates of the Mississippi". The Critic. 15 April 1856. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
- Projekt Gutenberg-DE (German)
- Google Books (English)