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Small 4°: 608 pp. with illustrations in text, original blue binding with green linen spine, with mounted illustration with gilt embossed margins and white embossed title on the cover, white embossed title on the spine, marbled fore-edges (Very Good, old owner's name in ink on the title page, binding slightly scuffed, spine with small tear in the upper p An early groundbreaking thick richly illustrated guidebook for Slovenian immigrants to the United States, was written by a Slovenian priest Jurij Matej Trunk, and includes numberless original drawings and photographs of people and landscape by a Slovenian immigrant and photographer Anton Terbovec. It was published in Klagenfurt, Austria, in Slovenian language in 1912. - An important book for early Slovenian immigration to the United States was published in 1912 in Klagenfurt, Austria, in Slovenian language. It encourages the Slovenians to immigrate to the Stetes with words of Slovenian bishop in the US James Trobec: Slovenia is our mother, America our bride. On over 600 pages it gives detailed details on each state, with history, religious groups, native Americans, economy, descriptions of jobs in the industry, local politicians and local Slovenian and other Yugoslavian communities. Also included are Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. Large chapters describe American history and politics. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, sketches and vignettes. The last part or the book includes biographies of famous immigrants. The author Jurij Matej Trunk (1870-1973) was a Slovenian priest, born in Carinthia. He published the book on Slovenian immigration in Klagenfurt, Austria, in cooperation with a Slovenian born immigrant to the Unites States Anton Terbovec (1882-1962), a factory worker and a keen amateur photographer. During WWI Trunk was tried for spying and imprisoned. After the war he was a member of the committee at the Carinthian Plebiscite, after which we was forcefully retired by the Austrian government. In 1921 he moved to Fulda, North Dakota. He died at the age of 102 in San Francisco. The photos were made by Anton Terbovec, who immigrated to the US in 1906. He was travelling across the country, photographing cities and landscapes. Later he was publishing articles in Slovenian émigré magazines. The illustrations, including the picture on the cover were made by an academic painter Ivan Vavpotic (1877-1943ho was studying in Prague, Vienna and Paris, and was creating in a style af academic realism. He was known for his illustrations, portraits and landscapes. References: OCLC 7388023; Znidar?i?, Asta: Vavpotic, Ivan (1877 1943). Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, 2013.(10. maj 2018). Izvirna objava v: Slovenski biografski leksikon: 13. zv. Trubar - Vodaine. Alfonz Gspan, Joze Munda in Fran Petrè Ljubljana, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, 1982; Bajec, Joze: Terbovc, Anton J. (1882 1962). Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, 2013. (10. maj 2018). Izvirna objava v: Slovenski biografski leksikon: 12. zv. Táborská - Trtnik. Alfonz Gspan, Fran Petrè et al. Ljubljana, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, 1980; Bajec, Joze: Trunk, Jurij Matej (1870 1973). Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, 2013.Izvaski biografski leksikon: 13. zv. Trubar - Vodaine. Alfonz Gspan, Joze Munda in Fran Petrè Ljubljana, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, 198. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 66188
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