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Bold as a Bear tells the story of the author's German ancestors and their descendants born in the United States. In 1853, Bernard Heithoff sailed from Germany in the company of the Nieland family; one of its members was Catherine who became his wife once the Nielands settled on the open prairie southwest of Guttenberg, Iowa, a small city developing along the Mississippi River. For anyone of German descent who has grandparent stories but knows little of generations before them, this book may embrace your family history as well. If your ancestors left Germany during the troubled times of the mid-19th century, then this book will describe what it was like for them. If your German ancestors crossed the Atlantic on a steamship bound for New Orleans and went by steamboat up the Mississippi River destined for the Midwest, then this book will reveal what they experienced during their travels. If they set off in a covered wagon for the prairies out west of the Mississippi, then this book will explain what they went through in settling the land. Until such time as your family of German heritage uncovers its story from the past, this book will stir your imagination and inspire you to begin the search for your immigrant ancestors.

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John Philip Heithoff was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he graduated from St. Albert Catholic High School in 1970. John went on to attend Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where in 1974 he received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Then in 1977, John received his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. John retired from practicing law in his hometown and currently resides in Omaha. His children, Beth and Nathan, live in the Omaha area. John has five grandchildren: twins Izzy and Eva, Luke, Claire, and Norik.John previously published an inspirational true story entitled ""The Rosary Tail"" and a children's book entitled ""Heather Boots"".

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