Views of a Vanishing Frontier
American Experience · Season 1 · Episode 13
The journey of Prince Maximilian, German naturalist, and artist Karl Bodmer, who explored the Mississippi River area from 1832-34, meticulously documenting in paintings and journals the landscape, plants and life of Native Americans.
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Season
1
Episode
13
Air Date
27/Dec/1988
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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The journey of Prince Maximilian, German naturalist, and artist Karl Bodmer, who explored the Mississippi River area from 1832-34, meticulously documenting in paintings and journals the landscape, plants and life of Native Americans.
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