Title: All in a Life-Time (Classic Reprint)
Publisher: Forgotten Books Nov 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0266246559
ISBN 13: 9780266246558
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
Weight: 1303 grams

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A vivid memoir of a German childhood and the making of a future American leader.

A warm, personal portrait of life in Mannheim, where family pride, music, and literature colored daily routine. It follows a nine-to-eleven-year-old narrator as he and his siblings study hard, play hard, and learn from a community that values poetry, theatre, and culture as much as work.

The narrative then follows a turning point: a wartime tariff shock and a bold choice to seek a new future in America. The family packs up, leaves behind a familiar life, and sails across the Atlantic, arriving in New York with the promise of “unlimited opportunities” and a world of big buildings and busy streets.

Life in a small European town, its customs, and the quiet joys of family and community.
The impact of a new US tariff on a thriving family business and the decision to emigrate.
The voyage at sea and first impressions of America, especially the Statue of Liberty and New York’s skyline.
Early schooling, friendships, and the formation of a sense of purpose that would shape later public life.

Ideal for readers who enjoy personal history, immigration stories, and sketches of a formative childhood set against a backdrop of European culture and American promise.

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