Name: twentieth century limited,how an immigrant´s american dream was derailed by corruption, greed, and politics (en Inglés)
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Author: Douglass C. Horstman
ISBN: 9781440163296

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Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Douglass C. Horstman

Editorial

iUniverse

Año

2009

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

196

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.4 cm

Peso

0.39 kg.

ISBN

1440163294

ISBN13

9781440163296

Categorías

Biografías de personas históricas, políticos y soldados

twentieth century limited,how an immigrant´s american dream was derailed by corruption, greed, and politics (en Inglés)

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Seventeen-year-old Henry Horstman was one of 1.4 million Germans who braved the Atlantic Ocean to immigrate into the United States during the 1880s with the hope of achieving a better life. Twentieth Century Limited details the compelling life story of Horstman, who pursued his boyhood dream in one of the most dangerous industries in America-only to lose it in the prime of his life. Douglass Horstman, the grandson of Henry Horstman, draws on memories and historical accounts as he chronicles his grandfather's fascinating lebengeschichte (life story) while also highlighting the carnage on the rails that devastated the lives of thousands of railroad workers and their families during a time when railroad corruption was rampant. As a youth in Germany, Henry was faced with the possibility of conscription into the Prussian Army but chose instead to follow the example of his uncle, a lokomotivfuhrer (engineer) in America. The author pieces together a captivating story that follows Henry from his Prussian youth to his first steps onto American soil and his fateful job on a railroad in upstate New York. At a time when thousands of trainmen were being killed or injured, Henry Horstman displayed insurmountable determination and courage, turning his journey through life and on the rails into an inspiring biography.