Walter Lorenz
This blog is a tribute to my father, Walter Lorenz, who passed away on November 4th, 2001. He came to the U.S. from Germany in the late 50’s, not knowing much English. His love of the U.S. came from his interraction as a child with the G.I.’s stationed in Germany after WWII and with the films of the Old West. He knew at an early age he was bound for America.
From my earliest memories, I remember my father’s love for the US and it’s history. There were always stacks of books piled on the dining room table. So many nights I slept to the sound of my father typing that I can still hear it. This wasn’t anything we brought up to him, it was just his thing. He was writing his “version” of history. My parents moved to Dallas in 1982 and managed to travel to so many influential historical U.S. spots.
His writings from the mid-70’s continued and he even transferred them to computer. I have over 3000 pages of American history, written by my father. I don’t know what to do with them. In 2003 I contacted some Literary Agents and one that responded said that he was surprised how professional they were but wasn’t sure what to do with them since my father wasn’t a historian of any kind and that he wasn’t offering anything controversial.
So I post it here, in a once a week format. Maybe someone will stumble upon it and have some interest in helping get this published. At the very least I hope others find it interesting and educational so as to pass on his love of this great country. But please, no unauthorized use of any of it.
Enjoy!
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