The Flight of the Dove

By Stephen A. Engelking

The Sack family's history stretches across more than two centuries, crossing borders, wars, and generations. Beginning with Privy Councillor Simon Heinrich Sack, whose vision created a family foundation in 1781, this book traces the remarkable story of a family whose members settled in Germany, the United States, and beyond.

Drawing on articles from Die Taube and the Silver Book, it brings together selected accounts of the family's American branches, especially the Texas descendants, and makes them accessible in English for the first time. Along the way, it reveals not only names, dates, and family connections, but also the everyday struggles, hopes, and achievements of those who carried the Sack legacy into a changing world.

Rich in genealogy, memory, and lived history, this volume offers a window onto a family institution that has endured through political upheaval, territorial change, economic loss, and the passage of more than two centuries. For descendants, researchers, and anyone interested in German-American family history, it is both a record and an invitation to rediscover a shared heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3910667287
• ISBN13: 9783910667280
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Texianer Verlag
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"