Last Train From Hell
Must-Read. Uplifting and inspiring. In a maelstrom of
impossible odds, a family struggles to survive the Russian Revolution,
two world wars, Bolsheviks, Stalin, and Hitler. This true story traces a
long journey through bombs, bullets, and famines in Prussia, Ukraine,
Russia, and Germany The author explores the lives of families, Germans,
Russians, Baptists, Catholics, Jewish communities and others that were
caught up in these events. With annotations to the original version: The
Volhynian Germans: Their Hundred-Year Story, 1843-1943. Read about the
history of “Expropriation and Liquidation” in the Ukraine, and why many,
even now, are willing to die for freedom in Ukraine and their long
history of suffering and misery under soviet domination; understand why
Ukraine's people are now tearing down statues of Lenin and resisting a
system of corruption that characterizes modern Russian life.
We are located about 7 minutes from Wimberley, Texas. From Wimberley, go west on Hwy 12, and turn left near Ace Hardware, on FM 2325, then after about 2 miles turn right on Jacobs Well Road. Then at the next stop sign, Turn left on Mt Sharp Road. We are about 1 mile past the Jacobs Well area:
Driving Directions
From Wimberley:
Head northwest on Ranch Rd 12
Turn Left at FM2325/Ranch Rd 2325, (at Ace Hardware) and proceed 2.3 mi
Turn right onto Jacobs Well Rd, Proceed 1.3 mi to Stop Sign
Turn left onto Mt Sharp Rd
Your destination will be on the left, about 1 mi past Jacobs Well Natural Area