{"product_id":"adelsverein-the-complete-trilogy","title":"Adelsverein: The Complete Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adelsverein: The Complete Trilogy (Hardcover, 1050 pages) – Watercress Press, 2011. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n The Adelsverein Trilogy, now combined in a single hardbound edition, is a saga of family and community loyalties, and the challenge of building a new life on the hostile frontier. They came from Germany to Texas in 1847, under the auspices of the \"Mainzer Adelsverein\" - the society of noblemen of Mainz, who tried to fill a settlement in Texas with German farmers and craftsmen. Christian \"Vati\" Steinmetz, the clockmaker of Ulm in Bavaria, has brought his sons and daughters: Magda - passionate and courageous, courted by Carl Becker, a young frontiersman with a dangerous past. Her sister Liesel wants nothing more than to be a good wife to her husband Hansi, a stolid and practical farmer called by circumstances to be something greater, in the boom years of the great cattle ranches. Their brothers Friedrich and Johann, have always been close - in the Civil War, one will wear Union blue, the other Confederate grey homespun - but never forget they are brothers. And finally, there is Vati's ad  \n        From the Back Cover   Reviews for the Adelsverein Trilogy:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... a wonderfully complete picture of an era, and unforgettable memories of the engaging and sturdy families whose type formed the backbone of this nation ... the great strength of the trilogy is that we experience those events not on the battlefield or in distant places, but on the home front . . . If you don't know the Texas Hill country, you will after you read The Adelsverein Trilogy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Al Past - PODBRAM.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... A superb ability to describe the natural world that will have the reader sharing the wonder of discovery with the Steinmetz family. As well as the beauty of new found lands the reader will share the warmth of new love, the horror of a massacre, and the heartbreak of the death of loved ones - most of which are the result of disease. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWestern Fiction Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdelsverein is a fact-filled and dramatic fictionalization of the experiences of the hardy folk who founded Friedrichsburg . . . This enjoyable page turner is definitely recommended \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuliet Waldron - Historical Novels Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...Thousands anxiously emigrated to a new land, only to experience a frightening and often deadly sea voyage followed by hardship when they reached their destination ... a good historical lesson about pre-Civil War Texas  Phyllis Morreale-De la Garza - True West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Adelsverein\" is a moving story of coming to America and making one's mark, while retaining one's heritage... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMidwest Book Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHayes has taken a relatively obscure piece of Texan history and created an interesting family to tell its story.... The saga is rich in detail from the hellish nightmare of the sea journey to the beauty of the hill country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeth Cummings - Armchair Interviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was amazed with the accuracy of the detail . . . very much in line with everything that I had ever learned not only in the history books but the legends and lore of the families and their ancestors. Putting meat on the bones of history and describing the effects of persons and their actions on one another completely overwhelmed me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenn Knopp - German Heritage Foundation, Fredericksburg, Texas           About the Author   Celia Hayes is passionately interested in the history of the American frontier. She was brought up in an eccentric, baby-boom family which formed the basis of her memoir Our Grandpa Was an Alien.  She earned a degree in English and served for 20 years in the US Air Force. In 2002 she became a regular contributor to the military oriented weblog \"The Daily Brief.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer first novel, To Truckee's Trail grew out of a fascination with the California emigrant trail. The Adelsverein Trilogy, and its' companion novels, Daughter of Texas and Deep in the Heart drew upon an interest in the German settlements in the Texas Hill Country and the dramatic sweep of history in the Lone Star State,      ","brand":"Celia Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46068732854506,"sku":"9780934955843","price":46.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/61IqAHEc_mL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781179272","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/adelsverein-the-complete-trilogy","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}