{"product_id":"adelsverein-the-complete-trilogy-9780934955843","title":"Adelsverein: The Complete Trilogy","description":"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 adopted daughter Rosalie, whose life ends as it began - in tragedy. But Vati's family will will survive and ultimately triumph. They will make their mark in Texas, their new land. Adelsverein: It's about love and loss, joy and grief . . . and the sometimes wrenching process of becoming American.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celia Hayes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watercress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 2.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780934955843","brand":"Watercress Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44478703632499,"sku":"9780934955843","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0d9abf6e-455c-4e9e-8815-665d456148c1.jpg?v=1774442551","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/adelsverein-the-complete-trilogy-9780934955843","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}