Justly Proud: A German American Family in Indiana (Hardcover)

by Beverly Raffensperger Fauvre (Author) "Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, founded in 1863, is one of the largest cemeteries in the United States..." (more)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Guilde Press of Indiana (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878208616
• ISBN-13: 978-1878208613
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,102,216 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting journey through a century with one family., May 21, 1999

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Beverly Raffensperger Fauvre's book, Justly Proud, reveals the success, grief, and strong ethics of generations of a German-American family living in Indianapolis. Through the author we see how the lives of family members are linked together for over 150 years.

In addition to being a good story, Justly Proud, is as a terrific history of Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be used often as an interesting and informative reference as it charts the growth of a major Midwestern city.

The lives celebrated in this book will certainly stay with the reader. The easy writing style that Fauvre uses draws us closer to the characters as we see how each gave so much of themselves to the next generation. Pure enjoyment.

4.0 out of 5 stars a worthy record of family history, December 31, 2002

By	Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Germans, arriving in America in the 19th century were one of the strongest groups of immigrants building the new nation. JUSTLY PROUD is Beverly Raffensperger Fauvre's homage to the generations of both her family & her husband's, who journeyed to the Midwest, as early as 1836, & helped found a city & prospered there in.

A meandering, fascinating telling of the tales of a child's family. As if the Reader is looking at the faded photos on top of the piano that came West with a long ago wife. As if a granddaughter is telling you their stories, along with some of what had been happening in the city, the state, the nation & the world at the time these honored ancestors were alive.