und Seebilder (1838), Das Kajütenbuch, oder Nationale Charakteristiken (1842). Sealsfield occupies an important position in the development of the German historical novel at a period when the influence of the Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott, was beginning to wane. Postl endeavoured to widen the scope of historical fiction, to describe great national and political movements, without forfeiting the sympathy of his readers for the individual characters of the story. In 1844, Theodor Mundt declared Sealsfield (whose name he had misread as "Seatsfield") the greatest American author. The Boston Daily Advertiser and other newspapers commenced a search for the true identity of "Seatsfield," but many believed the whole story to be a hoax. The Knickerbocker ran an elaborate satire on the affair in its June 1844 issue. Sealsfield's Gesammelte Werke (Collected Works) appeared in 18 vols. (1843–1846). A new edition of his complete works in German and English (Sämtliche Werke), chiefly in photographic facsimile, though with new introductions and editorial apparatus, was edited by Sealsfield scholar Karl J. R. Arndt and published by Olms beginning in 1972. The Zentralbibliothek Solothurn has a large collection of editions and manuscripts. Works Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, nach ihrem politischen, religiösen und gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse betrachtet. Mit einer Reise durch den westlichen Theil von Pennsylvanien, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, das Gebiet Arkansas, Mississippi und Louisiana. 2 vol. Stuttgart u. Tübingen: Cotta 1827. The United States of North America as they are in their political, religious, and social relations. London: Simpkin & Marshall 1828 (translation of German original, vol 1). The Americans As They Are: Described in a Tour through the Valleys of the Mississippi. London: Hurst, Chance 1828 (translation of German original, vol 2). Austria as it is, or sketches of continental courts, by an eye-witness. London: Hurst, Chance 1828. Tokeah; or the White Rose. 2 vol. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey 1829. Revised version: The Indian chief; or, Tokeah and the White Rose. A tale of he Indians and Whites. 3 vol. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey 1829; London: Newman 1829. Der Legitime und die Republikaner. Eine Geschichte aus dem letzten amerikanisch-englischen Krieg. 3 vol. Zürich: Orell, Füssli 1833. Transatlantische Reiseskizzen und Christophorus Bärenhäuter. 2 vol. Zürich: Orell, Füssli 1834. Der Virey und die Aristokraten oder Mexiko im Jahre 1812. 3 vol. Zürich: Orell, Füssli 1835. Lebensbilder aus beiden Hemisphären: Die grosse Tour. 2 vol. Zürich: Orell, Füssli 1835. Lebensbilder aus beiden