GRENZERLEBEN : Bilder und Skizzen aus dem Wilden Westen Border Experiences : Pictures and Sketches of the Wild West

by Fred Rubesamen, Friedrich R. Rubesamen

$7,500 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Chicago: Selbstverlag des Verfassers / In Kommision bei Koelling & Klappenbach, 1894. First and only edition of this self-published immigrant memoir in German detailing the author's life in Texas and New Mexico, including his experiences as a Texas Ranger. Near fine. Item #56048 Because an enormous number of early German immigrants to America were farmers fleeing land shortages and civil unrest, they largely favored

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