An American Family in Stories

<p><strong>Have you ever wanted to know more about where your family came from? Or maybe you've heard stories from your parents or grandparents about ancestors that seem bigger than life.</strong></p><p><strong>In this historical memoir the author traces her family back to their origins in northeastern America starting with the stories she heard over many decades contributing a few of her own stories and enriching each with historical context. Some are iconic American stories. Others take us back centuries to an America that we barely remember.</strong></p><p><strong>Like many Americans of European origin the author descends from many families: Dutch New Netherlanders New England Puritans Potato Famine Irish Italian tradespeople and Americans at war. Follow her on her journey - with a few surprises along the way - and maybe learn a little about your own family origins too.</strong></p>