The Story of My Life

Written for my Children Summer 1939

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Caroline Mackensen married Julius Romberg who was the youngest son of the famous Texas-German poet Johannes Romberg. She tells a colorful story from her early life starting in Shelby in 1856 and describes in detail how life developed and the challenges which had to be overcome in this period in Texas. It is a piece of valuable historic documentation made available here for an interested public.