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They were seeking religious freedom and the Second Coming of Christ in Central Asia. They found themselves in the care of a Muslim king. During the 1880s, Mennonites from Russia made a treacherous journey to the Silk Road kingdom of Khiva. Both Uzbek and Mennonite history seemed to set the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Franz Bartsch: Add a description of this character.
- Herman Jantzen
- Emil Riesen
- Shakespear
- Abbott
- Johann Jantzen
- Wilhelm Penner
- Heinrich Jantzen
- Jefferson
- Muhammad Murad
- Moser
- Czar Alexander
- Martin
- Elizabeth
- Haxthausen
- Johann Cornies
- Becker
- Perovski
- Schultz
- Daniel
- Maillart
- Ispendiyar
- Verevkin
- J.k. Penner
- Cornelius Wall
- Muhammad Rahim
- Charlene
- Yaroshevski
- David
- Muslim
- Akkerman
- Jakob Rempel
- Peters
- Huseyn Bek
- Cherniaev
- Schuyler
- Allah Quli
Setting & Locations edit
- Prussia
- Central Asia
- Tashkent
- Bukhara
- Our Trek
- Turkestan
- America
- Samarkand
- Serabulak
- Europe
- Islam
- Jordan
- Molotschna Colony
- Jerusalem
- Soviet Union
- Lausan
- Afghanistan
- Nogai
- Ukraine
- India
- Silk Road
- Moscow
- Israel
- Germany
- Khiva
- United States
- Canada
- Belk
- Great Trek
- Aral Sea
- Caucasus
- Uzbekistan
- Nebraska
- Siberia
- South Russia
- Hohendorf
- Amu Darya
- New Ride
- Hahnsau
- France
- Aulie Ata
Authors & Contributors edit
- Walter R. Ratliff (Author)
Awards edit
- 2011 Readers Favorite Book Awards (Non Fiction-War, Gold)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 230
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