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Edwin Lucas Kautz, born in 1891 in Budapest, was the fourth child of Rosa and Ludwig Kautz in a Hungarian Catholic household. His older siblings had died in infancy of diphtheria, followed by Edwin then six more healthy children. Facing the dire poverty of their homeland, Rosa emigrated to the United States hoping to earn for her family a better life. Working as a cigar roller in New York City enabled her to send money home so the rest of her family could follow. Edwin, only twelve, was her first child to arrive, making the trip alone on the steamship SS Bl�cher. The rest of the family followed, and three more siblings were born in the New World. Through hard work and opportunity, the family was able to send Edwin to college, where he experienced two spiritual crises -- at first losing his faith and becoming an atheist, and then joining the Hungarian Baptists. His grit and determination led to a satisfying family life and remarkable career as a teacher, minister, and enthusiastic advocate for Christian pacifism. He encountered the wide spectrum of American values -- from the bright light of freedom and opportunity to the dark heart of American racism. Kautz offers honest, sobering, and ultimately hopeful reflections about his passage from impoverished immigrant to patriotic American and enthusiastic advocate for Christian pacifism.

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Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite Out of the Fog: A Hungarian Baptist's Personal Memoir of Immigration, Conversion, and Success in America is a work of non-fiction written in an autobiographical style, and was penned by author Edwin Lucas Kautz. Following the fascinating life story and cultural adjustments of the work's author, this incredible life story begins with Edwin and his huge family of siblings in 1891 in Budapest. When Edwin's mother Rosa makes the move to America to provide a better life for her family, Edwin travels solo on a steamship at age twelve to join her. So begins a life of enduring racism, rising above it, and practicing Baptist Christianity as one man strives to develop a new patriotism for his new homeland. Author Edwin Lucas Kautz and editor Scott Alan Marshall combine their skills to provide a really captivating historical and intrinsically human read in this excellent autobiography. We as readers really feel for young Edwin as he goes through such a sharp shock of adjustment in his new country, and the narrative development as he journeys from boy to man is really engrossing to engage with. Kautz draws readers in with his determination and his unique take on Christian values, which drive him forward into his new life and help him to overcome many crises along the way. What results is an excellent and emotive life story that many people will find eye-opening and interesting. I would certainly recommend Out of the Fog to readers who are fans of true-life stories of adversity and triumph.

"Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite ""Out of the Fog: A Hungarian Baptist's Personal Memoir of Immigration, Conversion, and Success in America is a work of non-fiction written in an autobiographical style, and was penned by author Edwin Lucas Kautz. Following the fascinating life story and cultural adjustments of the work's author, this incredible life story begins with Edwin and his huge family of siblings in 1891 in Budapest. When Edwin's mother Rosa makes the move to America to provide a better life for her family, Edwin travels solo on a steamship at age twelve to join her. So begins a life of enduring racism, rising above it, and practicing Baptist Christianity as one man strives to develop a new patriotism for his new homeland. ""Author Edwin Lucas Kautz and editor Scott Alan Marshall combine their skills to provide a really captivating historical and intrinsically human read in this excellent autobiography. We as readers really feel for young Edwin as he goes through such a sharp shock of adjustment in his new country, and the narrative development as he journeys from boy to man is really engrossing to engage with. Kautz draws readers in with his determination and his unique take on Christian values, which drive him forward into his new life and help him to overcome many crises along the way. What results is an excellent and emotive life story that many people will find eye-opening and interesting. I would certainly recommend Out of the Fog to readers who are fans of true-life stories of adversity and triumph."""

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1891 - 1972. Hungarian immigrant, Baptist minster, sociology professor. Retired technical writer, musician, game designer, software engineer.

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