Made to Last Forever: A Family. A House. A Nation. | Emotionally charged Biographical Historical Novel | Inspired by the Fairbanks family | early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony - Softcover

McKenny, Sharmin Fairbanks

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798998897801

Verlag: Three Hearths LLC, 2025

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In the turmoil of religious persecution, political upheaval, and the 1625 England’s Plague, Jonathan Fairbanks is snubbed in his father's will. Jonathan and his wife Grace take their six young children over treacherous seas to the newly founded Massachusetts Bay Colony. Jonathan struggles to settle their family in Dedham, one of the first inland towns, as Grace strives to overcome doubts, hardships and superstitions while sustaining their family. Just as security is in sight, their son Jonas asserts his own ambitions, contrary to his father's. Jonas leaves for Hammersmith Ironworks, then is sent to a new wilderness where he finds he can marry for love.

Follow the Fairbanks family as they navigate relatable generational dissonance while building the oldest frame-house still standing in North America and helping to forge the first successful ironworks in the colony. Ultimately, fostering greater family unity, resilience and belonging that endures across generations.

This book is timeless, it contributes understanding of history to precede the upcoming commemorations: the 400th anniversaries of Boston and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 2030, the founding of Dedham in 2035/36, and the building of the Fairbanks House in 2037. It lays the foundation for understanding descendants whose inventions, medical advancements, artistic and athletic talents, political leadership, both state and national, have helped shape this nation. The family, the house, and the nation have truly lasted forever.

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Sharmin Fairbanks McKenny grew up on a traditional family farm and continued her ancestor's pioneering legacy by soloing in an airplane before earning her driver's license. With a master's in nursing, she cared for early kidney transplant, severely burn and trauma patients. Sharmin was one of the first civilian nurses on a hospital-based emergency helicopter. Ms. McKenny has visited her ancestor's historic homes and workplaces, staying at their early 1600s ancestral house in England and visiting the 1637 Fairbanks House in Dedham, MA., where she now serves as a board of director and acting historian for the Fairbanks Family in America, Inc. Sharmin has published articles for her community newspaper, historical societies, museum newsletters, and newspapers. She received an award for her historical fiction, "Soles of War," from the Daughters of the American Revolution. At home, she enjoys golf, walking, biking, reading, painting, traveling, managing her Orphan Orchid Project and researching and sharing family and national history. Of her many pets, her favorites were Harvest, a spaniel, and Tiki, a monkey. She cherishes her husband, John, and two children, Aaron and Macy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Three Hearths LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798998897801
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 374
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland