The Arkansas Regulators

"This finely translated edition provides insight into Gerst¤cker's descriptions of frontier Arkansas, and what Germans were reading about America. An Introduction and Selected Bibliography guide the reader to this and other works by Gerst¤cker. His novel on Arkansas helps us understand why he was one of the major bestselling authors in the history of German literature." ⢠German Life

"Americans are often amazed and amused at the fascination and enthusiasm Germans have long brought to tales of the American West. It is an enthusiasm, rooted in the real and imagined, that stretches back across nearly two centuries. It's alive today. Now comes the delightful story of The Arkansas Regulators - translated in its entirety into lively English for the first time since its publication in 1846. This is Friedrich Gerst¤cker's celebrated yarn of the frontier, the granddaddy of German novels about the Old West, a picaresque tale that will surely satisfy scholars and charm lay readers." ⢠Christopher Corbett, author of Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express

"An accurate, full-length translation of this text has been needed for many years, and it is exciting that Friedrich Gerst¤cker's work is being made available to an English readership." ⢠Kathleen Condray, University of Arkansas

"This is a solid piece of scholarship and an excellent translation. Irmscher and Adams deserve praise for their historical thoroughness and rediscovery of Gerst¤cker's American legacy." ⢠Wolfgang Hochbruck, University of Freiburg