The Real Yankee Doodle

If Your Name Is Chapin You Are Related To The Heroof This Fictionalized Narrative Of The Adult Life Of John Chapin Whoseprogenitor Like Yours Was Deacon Samuel Chapin \The Puritan\. When Thisyoung Connecticut Farmer Answers The \Shot Heard Round The World\ He Faces Within Just A Few Months Unimaginable Events And Marriage To His CaptainSdaughter. Also A Decision Is Made To Leave Everything He Has Long Held Dear. Following His WifeS Family Into The Vermont Wilderness He Hews Both Home Andlivelihood Using Only His Two Hands Strong Arms And Sturdy Back. Five Yearslater The Growing Family Starts Yet Again In Another Unsettled Territory Westof The New York Border. After Twenty Years There This \Yankee Doodle\ Sticks \A Feather In His Hat\ And Uproots Everyone Yet Again. With Six Strong Sons Andfour Capable Daughters The Chapin Family Begins Anew With Just Love Wits Axes Rifles And Potash Kettles. Upon The Death Of His Beloved Wife The Storyconcludes With His Surprising Marriage To A Much Younger Woman.