During a hard winter the father of a pioneering German family settling the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma freezes to death and his fourteen-year-old son must assume responsibility for the struggling family.
After a German family makes the tough decision to immigrate to America, they face a long and hard journey that includes a long boat trip followed by many miles over tough terrain.
Sebastian, a young German-American, seeks to find closure in his life at the Nuremberg trials in 1945, hoping to find out more about his father's mysterious disappearance and his ancestors he never knew.
the extraordinary true story of Sally Miller and her fight for freedom in Old New Orleans
Bailey, John
2003
Describes the twists and turns in an actual New Orleans court case of 1843 where the identity of Sally Miller, is questioned and has everything to do with her status as a slave.
Collection of interviews which explore the memories, feelings, and impressions of fifteen German-American immigrants concerning the Holocaust, assimilation, and cultural differences.
Having reluctantly parted with their treasured Christmas ornaments, members of a German immigrant family awake on Christmas morning to find miraculous replacements spun by spiders.
A young Hessian soldier questions his loyalty to his king after fighting with the British in America during the Revolutionary War and spending time as a prisoner in the home of a German American family from Pennsylvania.
