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55 letters - preserved for over a hundred years in a box and rediscovered in 2018 - authentically and vividly tell the story of a family from Burscheid in the 19th century. Emigration to America - emigration to Norway: After the failure of the German Revolution of 1848, the grown children can no longer stay in their homeland. With great hopes, they set off for distant lands, seeking a new life. Separated by land and sea, a connection with the family left behind is maintained through the exchanged letters. In these letters, a whole world unfolds, both in small and large ways: here is the homeland marked by poverty and stagnation - there is the grand history - right up to the American Civil War. The writers report on matters of love, share family stories, and convey personal tragedies. Marie-Luise Mettlach has her brother, who stayed behind, read the preserved letters once more and write down their family history for future generations. An exciting and touching historical family saga from the Bergisches Land.