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I’ve Made My Decision - Chapter 87 (opens the original)
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Previously…Johann met Konrad and Britta Weber, a German-speaking couple traveling to Syracuse. When Johann returned an Irishman’s fallen pail, Konrad’s hostility toward the three Irish laborers became clear. An angry exchange followed, drawing Kruger and another passenger into the confrontation. As tempers flared, Konrad seized one of the Irishmen by the coat. “Konrad!” Britta screamed.*The red-bearded Irishman looked down at Konrad’s fists gripping the front of his coat, then up at him. “Take y
Why The Irish? - Chapter 86 (opens the original)
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Previously…Three Irish laborers boarded Johann’s train at Amsterdam and took seats several rows ahead of him. Kruger assumed they were railroad workers and complained that too many of that sort were coming to America. When Johann pointed out that the Irish had come to America to make a life, too, Kruger replied, “Germans are different.”*Johann sank back into his seat. Why does he think Germans are better? Across the aisle, the man reading the newspaper shifted on the seat closer to the oil lamp.
Men Like That - Chapter 85 (opens the original)
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Previously…Johann’s train stopped in Albany that evening, where Prussian immigrant August Kruger boarded, bound for Dryden Township near his Uncle Ernst’s place in Minnesota. Kruger told Johann there was empty land available for German settlers, but another passenger challenged him, saying the Indians had been cleared from their land. Unable to understand the man’s English, Johann relied on Kruger. “He says the land belonged to the Dakota.”*Kruger turned back to the man across the aisle. “The la
The Land Wasn’t Empty - Chapter 84 (opens the original)
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Previously...After mistakenly leaving Castle Garden on foot, Johann was brought back to wait for transportation to the Hudson River Railroad. A steamboat carried him to the depot, where he boarded the first train of his journey west to Minnesota. A German-speaking passenger assured him he would not need to change trains in Albany. As New York disappeared behind him, exhaustion set in and his thoughts drifted to the friends he had left behind, particularly Sophie.*Johann’s head snapped up at the
Hudson River Railroad - Chapter 83 (opens the original)
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Previously…After a short ride on the barge to Castle Garden, Johann parted ways with Thomas and Michael as they were directed to different lines. At the forwarding counter, he learned that his uncle Ernst had sent money months earlier for his train to Minnesota. With his railroad tickets in hand, Johann stepped outside to find the train station.*Johann crossed the Battery, clutching his papers and tickets inside his coat. He searched beyond the trees for a railway station like the one at Sadki,
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