Recounts the stories of the Kohrs brothers, Johann Heinrich Luetje and Carsten Conrad, who were born in Wewelsfleth, in the province of Holstein. Johann settled in Davenport, Iowa, and built a "noted regional pork packing business," while Conrad journeyed far and wide before becoming "well known in the West as the 'Cattle King of Montana.'"
Reference
Prinz, Harvey L. "The Amazing Kohrs Brothers: Climbing the American Dream. Part 1: Roots Up and Roots Down." Infoblat (German American Heritage Center, Davenport, IA), vol. 9, no. 4, Autumn 2004, pp. 6-8, ill.
Prinz, Harvey L. "The Amazing Kohrs Brothers: Climbing the American Dream. Part 2: Immigrant Advantage." Infoblatt (German American Heritage Center, Davenport, Iowa), vol. 10, no. 2, Spring 2005, pp. 5-8, ill.
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