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The Burdens of Loyalty
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The Burdens of LoyaltyBy: Stephen DavidsonISBN: 9781897306505 Language: English Pages: 212 Release: April 12, 2007 Edition: First |
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eBook: Stephen Davidson began researching his Loyalist roots. What he discovered was a whole history of a group of people, the first Loyalists to arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. These were people who remained loyal to King George III during the American War of Independence, what Davidson terms "the first American civil war." Focusing on his ancestors, John and Hepzibeth Lyon, Davidson does a magnificent job of exploring how these people survived those turbulent times; their strength of character shines through every paragraph. Download the first chapter free here. Click on the link below to read a review of Burdens of Loyalty written by Paul Bunnell of The Loyalist Quarterly: http://www.loonielink.com/joomla/content/view/285/218/ |
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Customer Reviews:Catherine Thompson (Friday, 11 May 2007)Rating:  "Burdens of Loyalty" is a fantastic resource for anyone who's interested in the stories of the Loyalists. The research that has gone into this history is phenomenal, especially when you consider how little original documentation remains from that period. These are real people, with real lives and histories. You couldn't make this stuff up. Anna Dyckow (Monday, 07 May 2007) Rating:  Every now and then, a true gem crosses the path of the family researcher. A jewel that not only sparkles with new information, also has the luster of being – well, just – entertaining. On those occasions, the business of genealogical digging becomes true joy. This happened to me last month when I received an email informing me of a new book, centered around a Lyon family, that fell into the genre of “historical novel”. The title of the book was the first thing to catch my eye. The First American Civil War ! Was there something I had missed in High School History class? The focus of the story, and the family around which the maelstrom of national politics and its aftermath centers, is that of John and Hepzibeth (Betts) Lyon of Connecticut. (John and Heppy appear in the LFA database and several of our members are descendants.) To have detailed personal details of any family during a major historical event is special. To have those events related to a Lyon are even more so. Burdens of Loyalty is an easy and entertaining book – more personal in nature than scholarly, but within its 200+ pages, the reader will find wonderful insights to the life and troubles of a family finding itself pitted against friends and neighbors and, ultimately, ending up on the losing side of the conflict. The story of the Loyalists after the War is largely unknown. The tales of blacklisting hardships, of resettlement, of the need to begin life anew in a foreign land leave the reader with a renewed appreciation for the fortitude of our ancestors. This book is a “must read” for any Lyon descendant, even if you are not a direct descendant of John and Heppy. You’ll gain a new appreciation of life in the late 1700s New England. A bibliography is included to assist researchers. Mike LFA president Huntsville, AL USA |
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