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Carl Schurz (1829–1906) was a German revolutionary, American statesman, and reformer, as well as a journalist and writer. His life parallels many of the major developments in 19th-century transatlantic history. After participating in the failed revolutions of 1848 in Germany, Schurz immigrated to the United States, where he became a prominent figure in the Republican Party and an ardent opponent o...