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Longer Than a Man's Lifetime in Missouri
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“A fortunate combination of age, attitude, and surroundings helped young Goebel to win acceptance
and integration into pioneer American society and to write and probably speak nearly flawless English.
He adapted well to life in the ‘forests of Missouri,’ farming, listening to the stories of the old hunters,
and joining them on the chase, on good terms with both German and American neighbors . . . Goebel’s
range of experiences as a pioneer farmer, an enthusiastic and wide-ranging hunter, a county surveyor,
and an active participant in the politics of the Civil War and Reconstruction era gave him a broad
perspective. His memoir offers a view of Missouri’s cultural and political life by a German immigrant
who came to love his adopted homeland yet remained emotionally and philosophically attached to his
German roots . . . When attempting to journey back to the ‘foreign country’ that is the past, one could
hardly wish for a better guide than fellow immigrant Gert Goebel.”
—from the Editors’ Introduction
and integration into pioneer American society and to write and probably speak nearly flawless English.
He adapted well to life in the ‘forests of Missouri,’ farming, listening to the stories of the old hunters,
and joining them on the chase, on good terms with both German and American neighbors . . . Goebel’s
range of experiences as a pioneer farmer, an enthusiastic and wide-ranging hunter, a county surveyor,
and an active participant in the politics of the Civil War and Reconstruction era gave him a broad
perspective. His memoir offers a view of Missouri’s cultural and political life by a German immigrant
who came to love his adopted homeland yet remained emotionally and philosophically attached to his
German roots . . . When attempting to journey back to the ‘foreign country’ that is the past, one could
hardly wish for a better guide than fellow immigrant Gert Goebel.”
—from the Editors’ Introduction
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