Generating History: Profiles of an Early American Family
Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Americas
| Author: | Randy Sultzer | ISBN: | 9781370609529 |
| Publisher: | Randy Sultzer | Publication: | January 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Randy Sultzer |
| ISBN: | 9781370609529 |
| Publisher: | Randy Sultzer |
| Publication: | January 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Generating History tells compelling tales of noteworthy individuals in generations past who were firmly rooted in America's original thirteen colonies. They include John Webster, the fifth Governor of the Connecticut Colony; Margaret Scott, one of the 19 Salem Witch Trials victims; Philip Skelly, the Pennsylvania Ranger who met his fate while patrolling America's Revolutionary frontier; Waitstill Scott, the Revolutionary War Captain who led a company of New Hampshire Militia into victory at the Battles of Saratoga; and more. It then reaches back into more distant European origins to tell stories of medieval kings, queens, knights and other nobility from which this early American family descended. Notable nobility featured include Sir Roger Mortimer, the Welsh Marcher Lord who usurped a king and ruled England for three years; Sir John Talbot, one of the most celebrated warriors in English history; Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, one of the original Knights of the Garter; and many more. Read on…
Generating History tells compelling tales of noteworthy individuals in generations past who were firmly rooted in America's original thirteen colonies. They include John Webster, the fifth Governor of the Connecticut Colony; Margaret Scott, one of the 19 Salem Witch Trials victims; Philip Skelly, the Pennsylvania Ranger who met his fate while patrolling America's Revolutionary frontier; Waitstill Scott, the Revolutionary War Captain who led a company of New Hampshire Militia into victory at the Battles of Saratoga; and more. It then reaches back into more distant European origins to tell stories of medieval kings, queens, knights and other nobility from which this early American family descended. Notable nobility featured include Sir Roger Mortimer, the Welsh Marcher Lord who usurped a king and ruled England for three years; Sir John Talbot, one of the most celebrated warriors in English history; Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, one of the original Knights of the Garter; and many more. Read on…
