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The Galveston Dispatches - by Clay Rogers & Fred Huddleston (Paperback)

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  • Personal stories of life in Galveston in the mid-nineteenth century.In 1855, Friedrich Gloor was just nineteen when he was sent from Basel, Switzerland, halfway around the world to teach at the First German Lutheran Church school in Galveston, Texas.
  • About the Author: Fred Huddleston was a preservation architect with a love for Galveston history.
  • 144 Pages
  • History, United States

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Personal stories of life in Galveston in the mid-nineteenth century.

In 1855, Friedrich Gloor was just nineteen when he was sent from Basel, Switzerland, halfway around the world to teach at the First German Lutheran Church school in Galveston, Texas. He spent the next eleven years writing letters to his family about a place that was very different from his Swiss home. The climate was harsh, with stifling heat and bitter cold, droughts and floods. He provides a firsthand account of the treatment of slaves, frontier justice by hangings and burning criminals in the streets, shipwrecks, the yellow fever epidemic and the Civil War. However, Friedrich was haunted by something from his life in Switzerland for which he constantly asks for forgiveness. Friedrich's secret remains shrouded in mystery, but his letters are a vivid glimpse into the pivotal moments of Galveston's early history.




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Personal stories of life in Galveston in the mid-nineteenth century




About the Author



Fred Huddleston was a preservation architect with a love for Galveston history. These letters, written in Swiss German, passed through many hands before Fred committed to translate them into English. Clay Rogers currently serves on the Galveston Historical Foundation executive board and has retired from the practice of law and order to devote more time to family and his Galveston community. Clay was committed to having Fred's work on these translations completed in his memory and took up finalizing them.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: United States
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 144
Publisher: History Press
Theme: State & Local, Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Format: Paperback
Author: Clay Rogers & Fred Huddleston
Language: English
Street Date: January 28, 2025
TCIN: 94334808
UPC: 9781467158718
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-2500
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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