The Clarks of Willsborough Point: There is a world beyond - Couverture souple

Hale, Darcey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1636073891 ISBN 13 : 9781636073897

Editeur : Calec, 2023

Synopsis

The stuff of social and cultural history is the people - how they were born, lived, worked, and died - and it all happened within the context of their times and their locales. The treasure trove of thousands of documents, diaries, business records and all manner of day-to-day things, the clothing they wore and textiles they sewed and wove, the beautiful and usually mundane contents of their homes all sprang back into life as Darcey Hale unearthed them over a twenty- year period and told their story with Orrin Clark as their centerpiece. First, in The Long Trek North, then a Journey through Childhood and then Once Upon a Lake.

Now in There is a World Beyond she takes us through the early 1830's - a period in which the Champlain Valley of New York truly burst forth into a world far beyond the shores of its lake. Trade and hopes of gaining fortune through lumber trade carried men from the shores of Lake Champlain into Canada and some even captained ships that crossed the Atlantic to the British Isles. Goods of every sort flowed easily southward through the Champlain Canal, then on to New York City, or westward where pioneers who were lusting for change and land and prosperity poured through the Erie Canal to Ohio, Michigan and even beyond. Although Orrin's world remained on his lake, he was keenly aware of the impact that this movement of people and goods was having upon him, his family and his lifestyle. Communications was the big word. It changed his world dramatically. Suddenly, Ligonier Point and Willsborough were no longer isolated villages. The world had come to them, for better or for worse. Orrin is beckoning to you as he invites you to step back in time and journey back in time to life as he experienced it between1831 and 1835.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

For Darcey Hale living in the world of history has been a passion since she was a child. What always fascinated her was the people and how they lived. For her the "hard facts" were mere backdrops to the story, not its sum and substance. Naturally, she was an American Cultural History major at Vassar College, with a focus on the Nineteenth Century. Like many young women of her era life, marriage and a large family came to the forefront and she began a career as a teacher, almost by default. Much to her total surprise she loved it and went on to spend a very happy and fulfilling professional career in education. With a Master's Degree from Villanova University in hand she founded a school, taught almost every grade, took on administrative positions, and spent the last twenty years as a Head of school. At almost 70 it was time to retire. So, what lay ahead?There was no time to worry about that. She and her husband moved to a beautiful place called Willsboro, New York on the shores of Lake Champlain. She was barely settled before she began to explore the three 19th century houses and 10 other outbuildings on what became a National Historic District property. There she discovered and eagerly studied the 19th century treasure trove that the Clark family had left behind over a hundred years earlier. She simply had to honor their legacy by bringing them to life. She did just that in her first three books, and has now released her fourth book with There is a world beyond.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Calec
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1636073891
• ISBN 13: 9781636073897
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible