From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest
The author escaped Germany as a child on the eve of World War II with his young sister. Living in San Francisco, they corresponded with their parents in Europe, who later disappeared. The author returned to Germany at the end of the war as an American GI and looked for his family. He discovered a great deal about life in Germany during the war.
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From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest
The author escaped Germany as a child on the eve of World War II with his young sister. Living in San Francisco, they corresponded with their parents in Europe, who later disappeared. The author returned to Germany at the end of the war as an American GI and looked for his family. He discovered a great deal about life in Germany during the war.
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From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest

From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest

by Louis Maier
From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest

From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest

by Louis Maier

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The author escaped Germany as a child on the eve of World War II with his young sister. Living in San Francisco, they corresponded with their parents in Europe, who later disappeared. The author returned to Germany at the end of the war as an American GI and looked for his family. He discovered a great deal about life in Germany during the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780884003304
Publisher: Schreiber Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 06/15/2007
Pages: 310
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.78(d)

Table of Contents


Preface     ix
Prologue     1
San Francisco, City by the Golden Gate     3
Lotte Markuse     15
Reunion     27
Foster Parents     35
High School of Commerce     49
The Riding Lesson     51
The Climate in California     70
Learning the Language     82
Battles for Survival     90
Celebrations     113
Making Choices     135
America at War     156
A Summer of Hope and Tragedy     172
Facing a New World     187
A Postponed Adolescence     200
The Relatives on the East Coast     210
A Quest for Information     222
Le petit Juif     239
Bindermichl     250
Return to the Black Forest     265
Rosel     278
Epilogue: On Hand-Woven Linen     291
Afterword     292
Chronology     297
Family Tree     299
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