Introducing my book...

The Wisconsin Krueger Family Tragedy begins near the end of World War I in west central Wisconsin when a farm family finds their home surrounded and shot up by a small group of lawmen, and a large group of neighbors "posse".  The Krueger brothers trouble began because they were evading the draft and refusing to fight a war in a foreign country.  They took a stance and ended up with much more punishment than they bargained for.

Two Krueger brothers were given a life sentence in prison for a crime I feel they didn't commit after a posse member was shot and killed on the road fronting the Krueger home that day.  Another brother disappeared...  his fate uncertain.

Frank Krueger, eldest brother, dubbed the whole event a "patriotic frenzy".  His German ancestry in a mostly Danish community, at a time when being German was something to shy away from, along with strong religious convictions, jealousy, and his teetotaling ways, aided the fire's fuel.

Caroline Krueger, matriarch of the Krueger family, stood her ground and "held the fort" with undying efforts to gain freedom for her sons and bring them home to the farm and life they loved and lost.

Letters exchanged between Mrs. Krueger and her sons, Frank and Leslie, in prison and insane asylums for nearly 16 years, give the Krueger family a chance to tell their story nearly 100 years after the day of the horrid encounter on their home farm in Longwood Township, Clark County, Wisconsin.