<p>In 1849, Peter Carl von Rosenberg, his wife Amanda, and their children, fled Germany (then Prussia). The decision to sell their home and leave everything they had known was difficult, but the escalating violence and unstable politics in opposition to their own beliefs had made it impossible for them to stay.Life in their new home in Texas isn't easy. Busy with learning English, making a living farming, and becoming citizens in their new home, they are once again caught up in violence and unstable politics as the United States moves inexorably into the Civil War.The two older sons, having already served their mandatory terms of service in the Prussian army were already familiar with the military life, but this conflict would take all five of Peter Carl and Amanda's sons into service...and not all of them would live to see the end of the fighting.Follow the von Rosenberg family through their early years in the United States, and their struggle to gain citizenship not once, but twice, as they seek for the peace and opportunity promised in their new home.</p>

The von Rosenberg Family of Texas: The Civil War Years

History

Barnes, Ann

Americas

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<p>Sixteen-year-old Onnie, newly minted adult, isn't sure what she wants in life, but she is sure what she doesn't want, and going off to the Interplanetary Alliance's Academy is at the top of that list. When she purposely flunks the entrance exam, she's certain that's why her father commanded her and her brother Jayesh to return to Rift Watcher Station. As Onnie settles into her new life on Rift Watcher, will she find a place of her own?Chief Medical Officer Darragh Connelly has issues. And secrets. As Onnie determinedly worms her way into his life and forges a friendship he doesn't want, those secrets come dangerously close to being exposed. But how do you tell the Captain's daughter to back off without risking your job? There's something wrong with the relationship between the Galladirans and the Earthers. It's all polite on the surface; too polite. And Onnie can feel the tension rippling underneath. How long will it be until things break wide open?</p>

Rift Watcher

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Simper, C. R.

Science Fiction

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