The Clarks of Willsborough Point: The Long Trek North - Softcover

Hale, Darcey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1947626124 ISBN 13: 9781947626126

Verlag: CALEC, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

The author invites her reader to come with her on a journey into the past. It begins in the Connecticut Berkshires in 1801 and transports us north with George and Lydia who set forth to Willsborough, New York and, ultimately establish a family Clark legacy. The lure was an opportunity to better their lives financially and in every way. We experience the emotions they felt as they prepared to leave behind all that they had ever known and participate in their preparations for their long journey over terrain and under circumstances that were totally unknown to them. We too are on the wagon carrying Lydia and her four offspring over bumps along mere tracks and, sometimes a real road, while George rides alongside as the ultimate protector. We join them in their hastily prepared meals along the route and share their fears of nights so exposed. We step onto the sail ferry at Charlotte filled with trepidation as we stare at the vast expanse of water that lies before us and finally step gingerly onto the warm sand as they reach New York at last. We feel their fears when plunged into what they had termed "wilderness". Filled with excitement and a bit of trepidation we move toward Willsborough and, much to our delight and surprise, we are greeted warmly as we approach the doorway of our new home. We are certain that life will be good and that this "wilderness is not to be feared". George takes us into the Iron Shop where we see he and his cohorts crafting huge anchors for the newly created ocean going vessels of the US Navy and then tells us how these get to their final destination. Through it all we become part of their lives and we develop our own reactions to who these early Clarks really are, reactions that can become immensely personal. In the end, we are drawn into the final drama of the series, filled with anguish and concern. What will happen next?

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Over a fifteen-year period Darcey Hale cared for and archived the massive Clark Collection of 51,000 printed materials, 6,000 photographs and 2,000 textiles that she unearthed everywhere on the former Clark family properties. Inspired by these treasures she wrote her first book, The Long Trek North that set the stage for A Journey through Childhood, a sequel. She continues to tell the remarkable story of the Clarks of Willsborough Point as she weaves together the threads of life in the Champlain Valley of New York during the 19th century.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CALEC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1947626124
• ISBN 13: 9781947626126
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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