Project Gutenberg 2014-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 272 Blum, Hans 1841 1910 Robert Blum: Ein Zeit- und Charakterbild für das deutsche Volk E-text prepared by Odessa Paige Turner, Norbert Müller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "Robert Blum: Ein Zeit- und Charakterbild für das deutsche Volk" by Hans Blum is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to depict the life and character of Robert Blum, an influential figure in German history, particularly during the revolutionary movements of the 1840s. The narrative likely explores his profound commitment to social justice, his rise from poverty, and his eventual martyrdom for the cause of national unity and freedom in Germany. At the start of the text, the author notes the challenges of writing about a father’s life when the biographer has not fully shared those experiences, creating a complex relationship between them. The preface sets the context for Blum’s life, detailing his popularity as a figure who represented the plight of the working class and the struggles of poverty he faced in his childhood. It highlights his rise from humble beginnings as he worked tirelessly for the rights and dignity of the oppressed, solidifying his legacy as a symbol of resistance against oppressive systems. The opening establishes the biographer's intentions to portray Blum authentically while acknowledging the difficulties inherent in such a task. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Politicians -- Germany -- Biography Blum, Robert, 1807-1848 DD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: German Literature Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1450536 2025-06-19T08:04:27.081741 text/html 1440411 2024-10-24T13:00:48 text/html 828551 2025-06-19T08:04:47.390630 application/epub+zip 854061 2025-06-19T08:04:30.985682 application/epub+zip 627600 2025-06-19T08:04:29.056673 application/epub+zip 1226114 2025-06-19T08:04:58.951566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1132676 2025-06-19T08:04:45.117595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906479 2022-09-21T15:50:20.390269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1219594 2025-06-19T08:04:24.660703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1199488 2024-10-24T13:00:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16789 2025-06-19T08:04:59.125616 application/rdf+xml 15799 2025-06-19T08:04:29.301676 image/jpeg 2494 2025-06-19T08:04:29.176726 image/jpeg 817694 2025-06-19T08:04:27.208813 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia