What do we really know about the people who came before us? In Beneath the Surface, the life of Edward William Murrell becomes the doorway into a much larger family story-one shaped by military service, migration, marriage, loss, memory, and the difficult work of separating fact from family legend. Edward was a United States Navy veteran remembered by his family as a diver, a man with a big smile, and someone whose later work brought him close to death and the official records left behind. But beneath those facts was a husband, father, grandfather, and keeper of names who understood that no document could preserve an entire life. As the story moves from Kentucky to California, from the Civil War-era service of ancestor William Murrell in the 109th United States Colored Infantry to Edward's own Navy years and family life, generations are linked by questions that records cannot always answer. Who were they before the paperwork? What did they carry forward? What should descendants preserve-and what should remain private? Blending documented family history with historical fiction, Beneath the Surface explores the space between evidence and memory, between what can be proven and what must be imagined carefully. At its heart, this is a story about family: the people who leave, the people who stay, the people who hold the line, and the generations who learn that remembering the past matters most when it helps the living move forward. Remember. Learn. Live.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. What do we really know about the people who came before us?In Beneath the Surface, the life of Edward William Murrell becomes the doorway into a much larger family story-one shaped by military service, migration, marriage, loss, memory, and the difficult work of separating fact from family legend.Edward was a United States Navy veteran remembered by his family as a diver, a man with a big smile, and someone whose later work brought him close to death and the official records left behind. But beneath those facts was a husband, father, grandfather, and keeper of names who understood that no document could preserve an entire life.As the story moves from Kentucky to California, from the Civil War-era service of ancestor William Murrell in the 109th United States Colored Infantry to Edward's own Navy years and family life, generations are linked by questions that records cannot always answer.Who were they before the paperwork?What did they carry forward?What should descendants preserve-and what should remain private?Blending documented family history with historical fiction, Beneath the Surface explores the space between evidence and memory, between what can be proven and what must be imagined carefully.At its heart, this is a story about family: the people who leave, the people who stay, the people who hold the line, and the generations who learn that remembering the past matters most when it helps the living move forward.Remember. Learn. Live. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798233969737
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. What do we really know about the people who came before us?In Beneath the Surface, the life of Edward William Murrell becomes the doorway into a much larger family story-one shaped by military service, migration, marriage, loss, memory, and the difficult work of separating fact from family legend.Edward was a United States Navy veteran remembered by his family as a diver, a man with a big smile, and someone whose later work brought him close to death and the official records left behind. But beneath those facts was a husband, father, grandfather, and keeper of names who understood that no document could preserve an entire life.As the story moves from Kentucky to California, from the Civil War-era service of ancestor William Murrell in the 109th United States Colored Infantry to Edward's own Navy years and family life, generations are linked by questions that records cannot always answer.Who were they before the paperwork?What did they carry forward?What should descendants preserve-and what should remain private?Blending documented family history with historical fiction, Beneath the Surface explores the space between evidence and memory, between what can be proven and what must be imagined carefully.At its heart, this is a story about family: the people who leave, the people who stay, the people who hold the line, and the generations who learn that remembering the past matters most when it helps the living move forward.Remember. Learn. Live. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798233969737
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