[3] Ganz immigrated to the United States in 1858, working as a journeyman tailor in New York City and Philadelphia before settling in Cedartown, Georgia.

[4] At the beginning of the American Civil War, Ganz enlisted in the Confederate States Army.

As a soldier, he saw action at the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and well as being assigned to the defense of Richmond, Virginia.

[1] In 1872, Ganz moved to Las Animas, Colorado, where he continued to work as a tailor.

[4] He returned to politics in 1896 and was unanimously elected to represent the second ward on the city council.

The book was commissioned by granddaughter Joan Ganz Cooney, a television producer who co-created the PBS children's series Sesame Street.