Da Lacht Der Pikes Peak

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DescriptionDa Lacht Der Pikes Peak [Pikes Peak Laughs: A Funny Little Book] is a comedic poetry book written, illustrated, and printed by German POWs held at Camp Carson, Colorado. The book was also intended for the German POWs held in Camp Carson, so much of the humor is dependent on information that a German POW in Carson would know, but much of that context is lost for those reading the book today. In addition to the transcription and translation of the text, notes have also been included to assist with providing more context for the reader. A printed version will be available with the book, should you desire to read it in person. If you'd like access to the physical book, translation, and notes, please reach out to Regional History & Genealogy staff for assistance. Additionally, some external resources about the German POWs in Carson and across Colorado will be linked below.

Transcribed, Translated, and Digitized by Zach Henson, Spring 2025.Related Material“German Prisoners Work at Carson Laundry” Camp Carson Mountaineer, Volume 1, Number 52, September 2, 1943“High Morale at PW Camp Makes Operation Smooth” Camp Carson Mountaineer, Volume II, Number 10, November 11, 1943“Carson Laundry Washes 250,000 GI Items Weekly” Camp Carson Mountaineer, Volume II, Number 19, January 13, 1944Kurt Landsberger. Prisoners of War at Camp Trinidad, Colorado 143-1946. Arbor Books, Inc., 2007.Helmut Horner, A German Odyssey, the Journal of a German Prisoner of War. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1991.

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Da Lacht der Pikes Peak: Ein lustiges Büchlein [Pikes Peak Laughs: A Funny Little Book]

Cover of Da Lacht der Pikes Peak (940.5472 G373 1944)

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Da Lacht Der Pikes Peak