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Personal History of Richard Heinemann (as told to his son, Richard T. Heinemann)

From the book's Foreword:

The following narrative, written in the first person, is the autobiography of my father, Richard Heinemann. As a boy I was fascinated by the stories he would tell about his childhood in Germany, the circumstances of his coming to the United States and the subsequent events in his life. To me, they were as exciting and interesting as any novel. The big difference was that Dad was relating facts, not fiction.

… My hope is that readers in general, and his descendants in particular, will enjoy this retelling of my father’s story, and come to appreciate the events that made up his life—the joys, sorrows, hardships, dangers and triumphs.

—Richard T. Heinemann

 

Table of Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1: Family Origins

Chapter 2: Childhood

Chapter 3: Early Adulthood

Chapter 4: Going to Sea (First Ship, SS Sierra Cordoba)

Chapter 5: Aboard the SS Columbus

Chapter 6: Around South America

Chapter 7: Around Africa

Chapter 8: Last Months of the SS Columbus

Chapter 9: Scuttled

Chapter 10: Ellis Island

Chapter 11: Angel Island

Chapter 12: Fort Stanton

Chapter 13: Fort Lincoln, Parole and Release

Chapter 14: Army Induction and Marriage

Chapter 15: Berkeley and Carmel

Chapter 16: Fürstenfeldbruck

Chapter 17: Back in the United States