Memoirs of a Nobody - The Missouri Years of an Austrian Radical, 1849-1866 by Henry Boernstein
Radical editor, Republican Party operative, freethinking colleague of Karl Marx - Austrian Henry Boernstein was hardly a "nobody," but his is one of the nineteenth century's great unknown lives. After leaving Paris following the ill-fated revolutions of 1848, Boernstein became a leader of the large German-speaking immigrant population in 1850s St. Louis. He edited the premier German-speaking newspaper in the region, the Anzeiger des Westens, and played a major role in shaping the complex political landscape of St. Louis before the Civil War. A friend of such significant Missourians as Thomas Hart Benton, Francis Blair, Jr., and Nathaniel Lyon, he was also a novelist, playwright, director, and actor who eventually led the St. Louis Opera House. He also served as a colonel of volunteers with the Union forces in Missouri early in the war and participated in the Camp Jackson raid in 1861.
This rare and antique hardcover book is in fair condition with moderate imperfections to the cover. Pages legible and in good condition with some slight discoloration on edges. Owner’s inscription inside cover.
ISBN 10: 1883982219 / ISBN 13: 9781883982218
Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
Publication Date: 1997
