Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index. New Book -- April -- 2014
Contents:
Part one. The nineteenth century : America moves west. Westward ho! -- Part two. Travels from a German village to the American midwest. Scene 1 : Father and son, October 6, 1846 -- An early death changes a family -- Coming to America and moving west -- Part three. The Rock Island years. Scene 2 : a young man finds a frontier town, March 1856 -- Seize the day -- The family prospers in Coal Valley -- An entrepreneur's adventures -- The first partnership years during a cruel war -- Part four. Forests, rivers, and rights. Scene 3 : Frederick encounters the Wisconsin forests, October 1867 -- Frederick likes the forest life -- The Wisconsin logging feuds breed bitterness -- Frederick emerges as first among equals -- Meanwhile, Sarah keeps the home fires burning -- The children grow up in the "house on the hill" -- Part five. The St. Paul years : crowning achievements. Scene 4 : Frederick wonders if young Fred has learned to negotiate yet, 1900 -- Minnesota's forests call -- The family moves to St. Paul, and Frederick turns westward -- Family matters -- Frederick and Sarah become world travelers -- Part six. The final years : joys of family, sorrow of loss. Scene 5 : Sarah and Frederick before the anniversary celebration, October 10, 1907 -- Frederick withstands personal challenges, 1900-1906 -- "Unser Fritz" takes care of the villagers -- The joys of family, 1907-14 -- The final years : the sorrows of loss -- Part seven. Frederick's legacies. Scene 6 : the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company board meeting, June 18, 1914 -- Frederick's many legacies -- Remembering Frederick.
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