Söhne der Freiheit

1776 – German migrants make a revolution in America. The German Founding Fathers: Johannes Ehrmann tells the story of America's revolution and the War of Independence for the first time as a German family saga. With great storytelling skill, he weaves the lives of the Mühlenbergs with the groundbreaking events of their time. He vividly depicts the fate and actions of these German migrants who steered America into a new century, offering a fresh perspective on the old myth of the USA.

When America declares its independence from England in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, two German immigrants just a few streets away begin their first and most important translation. The American Revolution speaks German – because the German migrants are so numerous that the fight against England simply cannot be won without them. The Germans, who are essentially second-class citizens, fight for America's freedom, form regiments, join the army and politics, and soon decide presidential elections. Two brothers at the forefront, the pastor's sons Peter and Friedrich Mühlenberg, who break with their father's principles to write American history. This is the gripping story of America's "First German Family," telling the great turning point from the perspective of German underdogs.