George SchrammGeorge Schramm undertook the task of writing his Reminiscences at an advanced age of eighty-five. He was born in Germany on February 12, 1816, in the village of Plech, Bavaria, and died in Des Moines, Iowa on July 26, 1906, at the age of ninety. He hd come to America with his parents, and eight of his brothers and sisters in 1837, settled in Farmington, Iowa, on the Des Moines River in 1845, and moved to Des Moines in 1867. The work speaks for itself. It is a mine of information about the background of the Schramm family, going back as far as the mid-17th century. A good deal of the contents will be of interest to students of European and American history, especially frontier Iowa, of which George Schramm was a pioneer lawmaker, having served the State of Iowa, as both a senator and member of the House of Representatives. The reader should bear in mind the age of the writer and the fact that English was not his mother tongue. George Schramm was an example and inspiration to all who knew him. He was a poet in five languages. He was a true philosopher and practical theologian. He was a naturalist, delighted by the beautiful world that he lived in. He was loved by his immediate family and his peers, being known as Father Schramm to those who recognized him as a pioneer of Iowa and early settler of Des Moines. The reader will be both entertained and enlightened and, perhaps, be inspired to be a better American and a better human being. Read More Read Less