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Reminiscences of an octogenarian Hungarian exile Julian Kune 9781177204323 Books
This memoir was written in 1911, by Hungarian-born solder of the '48, Julian Kune. Covering 1848 to 1873, when he resumed his work at the Chicago Board of Trade, it's hard to know if the memories are entirely accurate, but the extent of the man's travels and acquaintances is truly impressive, reminding us of how mobile and cosmopolitan people could be even in the mid-19th century.Kune starts his life in Habsburg Hungary, narrating his participation in his nation's revolt against the emperor, and summarizing the life and achievements of his hero, Louis Kossuth. Serving under Josef Bem, and following him in to exile in Turkey, Kune eventually makes it to Chicago where he settles, learns English, and becomes a successful participant in the city's burgeoning economic life, meeting early city influentials like William Ogden. He later meets Lincoln at the dawn of the Civil War era and is a member, briefly, of a region of Union troops drawn from European exiles like himself. He meets Grant, he meets Fremont.
The bulk of the rest of the narrative is Kune's experiences in the Franco-Prussian War, particularly the Siege of Paris, where is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune attached the King of Prussia's household. He meets former Union generals and the likes of Bismarck, Moltke, and even the King while observing the war from the outskirts of Paris, relating his assessments of the French, Bavarians, Prussians, Württembergers, and the horrors and occasional glories of war. This episode in his life ends dramatically with the crowning of King William as Emeperor in Versailles, soon followed by observation of the triumphal parade in Berlin. He visits Russia and then finally returns to Chicago to help pick up the pieces a couple of years after the fire.
As a resident of Chicago and lover of history, I found this book absorbing and enlightening about the elements of history that eternal, yet so quickly forgotten. When the Franco-Prussian War ends, the Germans in Chicago celebrate. When Chicago burns, Viennese performers raise money for relief. There are dozens of little touches like this throughout the narrative, which is bland at times, but also delivers some interesting opinions about, for example, the vanity of the Franco-Prussian (and possibly all) War and the dismissive angered tone of the brief mention of the Paris Commune. While the depth is not always there, there is a satsfying breadth. A quick, rewarding read for the history lover and Chicagoan.
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This memoir was written in 1911, by Hungarian-born solder of the '48, Julian Kune. Covering 1848 to 1873, when he resumed his work at the Chicago Board of Trade, it's hard to know if the memories are entirely accurate, but the extent of the man's travels and acquaintances is truly impressive, reminding us of how mobile and cosmopolitan people could be even in the mid-19th century.
Kune starts his life in Habsburg Hungary, narrating his participation in his nation's revolt against the emperor, and summarizing the life and achievements of his hero, Louis Kossuth. Serving under Josef Bem, and following him in to exile in Turkey, Kune eventually makes it to Chicago where he settles, learns English, and becomes a successful participant in the city's burgeoning economic life, meeting early city influentials like William Ogden. He later meets Lincoln at the dawn of the Civil War era and is a member, briefly, of a region of Union troops drawn from European exiles like himself. He meets Grant, he meets Fremont.
The bulk of the rest of the narrative is Kune's experiences in the Franco-Prussian War, particularly the Siege of Paris, where is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune attached the King of Prussia's household. He meets former Union generals and the likes of Bismarck, Moltke, and even the King while observing the war from the outskirts of Paris, relating his assessments of the French, Bavarians, Prussians, Württembergers, and the horrors and occasional glories of war. This episode in his life ends dramatically with the crowning of King William as Emeperor in Versailles, soon followed by observation of the triumphal parade in Berlin. He visits Russia and then finally returns to Chicago to help pick up the pieces a couple of years after the fire.
As a resident of Chicago and lover of history, I found this book absorbing and enlightening about the elements of history that eternal, yet so quickly forgotten. When the Franco-Prussian War ends, the Germans in Chicago celebrate. When Chicago burns, Viennese performers raise money for relief. There are dozens of little touches like this throughout the narrative, which is bland at times, but also delivers some interesting opinions about, for example, the vanity of the Franco-Prussian (and possibly all) War and the dismissive angered tone of the brief mention of the Paris Commune. While the depth is not always there, there is a satsfying breadth. A quick, rewarding read for the history lover and Chicagoan.
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