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Friedrich Hecker: Two Lives for Liberty
Sabine Freitag
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Description for Friedrich Hecker: Two Lives for Liberty
Hardcover. Friedrich Hecker was a major leader of a rebellion on behalf of the German republican movement in 1848, but his defeat forced him into exile in America. This work draws from original sources, including letters and diaries at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, the Missouri Historical Society, and the St Louis Mercantile Library. Editor(s): Rowan, Steven. Translator(s): Rowan, Steven. Num Pages: 494 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 975.
Friedrich Hecker (1811-1881) lived the first half of his life in the Grand Duchy of Baden, a small state in southern Germany. He was a major leader of a rebellion on behalf of the German republican movement in 1848, but his defeat forced him into exile in America. There he spent the second half of his life as a farmer in southern Illinois, helping to found the Republican Party and campaigning among his countrymen in local and national elections. During the Civil War, he served bravely, fighting in some of the most important battles. Although much better known in Germany ... Read more
Friedrich Hecker (1811-1881) lived the first half of his life in the Grand Duchy of Baden, a small state in southern Germany. He was a major leader of a rebellion on behalf of the German republican movement in 1848, but his defeat forced him into exile in America. There he spent the second half of his life as a farmer in southern Illinois, helping to found the Republican Party and campaigning among his countrymen in local and national elections. During the Civil War, he served bravely, fighting in some of the most important battles. Although much better known in Germany ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
St. Louis Mercantile Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
494
Place of Publication
Saint Louis, United States
ISBN
9780963980472
SKU
V9780963980472
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About Sabine Freitag
Sabine Freitag was previously Scholar in Residence at the German Historical Institute in London and is now a member of the Historical Seminar of the University of Cologne. She is the coeditor of British Envoys to Germany, 1816-1866. Steven Rowan is Professor of History at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He is the author, editor, or translator of ... Read more
Reviews for Friedrich Hecker: Two Lives for Liberty
As an immigrant leader in St. Louis and neighboring Illinois, Friedrich Hecker forged the bonds that tied the region's German community to the party of Abraham Lincoln and to the cause of emancipation that shaped modern America. - Louis S. Gerteis, author of Civil War St. Louis