Cincinnati, or The Mysteries of the West was the major mid-nineteenth century German-American novel, written by a prominent journalist, author, and historian, Emil Klauprecht. The novel is a sensational one written in the form of the urban mystery novel and contains a great deal of information on German-American social life and history in the Ohio Valley, New Orleans, and elsewhere.
"...'Mysteries' is a wonderfully interesting book...This book has an unqualified recommendation as a novel for entertainment, as a history for enlightenment, and as a panorama of the growth of Cincinnati in the mid-nineteenth century." (The Palatine Immigrant)
"Natives of Cincinnati and the Ohio River valley are in for a particular treat as they find themselves transported back into the past when both city and river were instrumental in the settlement of the American heartland and western frontier...Rowan's translation is excellent. Tolzmann's notes guide the reader through historic Cincinnati. Highly recommended." (Paula Weber, Indiana German Heritage Society Newsletter)
"Natives of Cincinnati and the Ohio River valley are in for a particular treat as they find themselves transported back into the past when both city and river were instrumental in the settlement of the American heartland and western frontier...Rowan's translation is excellent. Tolzmann's notes guide the reader through historic Cincinnati. Highly recommended." (Paula Weber, Indiana German Heritage Society Newsletter)