From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest The Odyssey of A New American in Search of His Parents’ Fate

by Maier, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780884003304
• ISBN10: 0884003302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: Schreiber Publishing

Summary

The author escaped Germany as a child on the eve of World War II with his young sister. Living in San Francisco, they corresponded with their parents in Europe who later disappeared. The author return to Germany at the end of the war as an American GI and looked for his family. He discovered a great deal about life in Germany during the war.

Author Biography

Louis Maier had a long successful career as a counselor and Social Worker.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Prologue	p. 1
San Francisco, City by the Golden Gate	p. 3
Lotte Markuse	p. 15
Reunion	p. 27
Foster Parents	p. 35
High School of Commerce	p. 49
The Riding Lesson	p. 51
The Climate in California	p. 70
Learning the Language	p. 82
Battles for Survival	p. 90
Celebrations	p. 113
Making Choices	p. 135
America at War	p. 156
A Summer of Hope and Tragedy	p. 172
Facing a New World	p. 187
A Postponed Adolescence	p. 200
The Relatives on the East Coast	p. 210
A Quest for Information	p. 222
Le petit Juif	p. 239
Bindermichl	p. 250
Return to the Black Forest	p. 265
Rosel	p. 278
Epilogue: On Hand-Woven Linen	p. 291
Afterword	p. 292
Chronology	p. 297
Family Tree	p. 299
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.