Travel Backwoods Arkansas with Friedrich Gerstäcker
At age 19, Friedrich Gerstäcker (also spelled Gerstaecker) announced to his family in Germany that he intended to move to the Untied States and become a farmer. He romanticized the American frontier and visited Arkansas from1838 to 1842 while it was still wild and rugged.
Under the direction of Dr. Trevor Francis, the Fulbright College Advising Center is expanding from its previous role as a two-year advising center for freshmen and sophomores to a four-year advising center for all students majoring in one of Fulbright College’s 19 departments.
