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Man of Two Worlds    by Ray Grasshoff
Price: $5.99 USD. 29920 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

In 1854, Wilhelm F. Kempe, 26, and his sister Auguste, 20, left their native Kingdom of Saxony in Europe for a new home in Texas. Remaining in Saxony were their aging, widowed father and a 10-year-old sister and an 8-year-old brother. Their letters to Wilhelm tell, often painfully, of the emotional toll this disruption took on the lives of family and friends who remained in the Fatherland.
Northern Pacific Railway Employees In Fargo North Dakota    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.75 USD. 10690 words. Published on December 7, 2012. .

My eBook consists of small bios of Northern Pacific Railway Employees in Fargo, North Dakota from 1896-1916. The biographical details includes as much ancestral information as I could find on each person who worked for N P Ry in Fargo. The e-book is pertinent to individuals who are railway enthusiasts. It is also a fine resource to learn more about Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN history.
Jake Hehl Brooklyn Robins Pitcher And Catholic League Bowling Star    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $1.99 USD. 2900 words. Published on February 26, 2013. .

Jake Hehl is an atypical biographical subject. He was a high school sports phenom. He excelled in baseball, basketball, and football at Brooklyn Prep. Hehl pitched one inning in major league baseball before being summoned for military duty in World War I. He pitched in the minor leagues from 1918-1926. He was a versatile athlete who became a star bowler in Brooklyn's 1940s Catholic Church Leagues.