The Children of the Danube were on the move again. They were the
descendants of the settlers who had joined the trek down the Danube
River in the Great Swabian Migration from Germany to the Kingdom of
Hungary in the early 18th century. Perhaps like their forebears,
adventure may have been the driving force for some of them, while
desperation drove others as they sought to make a life for
themselves and their families. They were faced with limited options
if they remained in their original settlements: where land was
running out, restrictions against the Lutherans and Reformed were
becoming more intolerable and the increasing and often unjust
demands of the nobles made it more and more difficult to provide
for their families. For those reasons and others, the Children of
the Danube were on the move everywhere but wherever they went they
planted their roots deeply into the soil of Hungary and their
faith, customs, traditions and language thrived and flourished
among them in this new emerging environment for the succeeding
generations. The Pioneers tells this story through the lives and
loves of three generations of the Tefner family in the unfolding
story of Drnberg where their lives intersected with the families
who would eventually become part of the author's extended family
and which they shared with all the others who were part of their
life together. They found themselves isolated, confronted by a
wilderness and created an economic miracle. Destructive fires and
raging floods, famine and drought, bandit raids and epidemics
tested them but did not overcome their indomitable will, which was
sustained by their faith. A faith that was outlawed but continued
underground unabated until theEdict of Toleration granted them
freedom of conscience. Nor would they simply cower before the
injustices inflicted upon them by the nobles and authorities
without protest. Their lives were lived within the broader scope of
the history of their times that played a vita
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Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2006 |
First published: |
July 2006 |
Authors: |
Henry A. Fischer
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 44mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
740 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4259-3919-9 |
Categories: |
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Health, Home & Family >
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LSN: |
1-4259-3919-8 |
Barcode: |
9781425939199 |
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