My Life in Words"I seem most instinctively to believe in the human value of creative writing as a mode of truth telling, self-expression and homage to the twin miracles of creation and consciousness." John Updike
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My Life in Words"I seem most instinctively to believe in the human value of creative writing as a mode of truth telling, self-expression and homage to the twin miracles of creation and consciousness." John Updike
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The Eaton Family: New England Colonists; Nova Scotia Pioneers: Fourteen Generations 1590-2020 shares historical narratives about the author's Eaton ancestors. Cathy Eaton traces their journeys from European countries to the Colonies first and then to Nova Scotia.
Observe John and Ann Eaton at the rail of a creaking sailing ship with six children huddled around them straining to glimpse homeland and family left forever behind. Envision rolling hills, verdant valleys, and towering forests in the Colonies where you must carve out a homestead for your family. Imagine laboring with fellow settlers to build a town square, a fortified meeting house, a tiny church, and the burial ground. Share the aching heart of young Cy Eaton standing on tiptoe, nose pressed against the window, watching his father cradle the body of his beloved older brother gasping for air and then collapsing, only to be buried with his three siblings. Inhale the fear of Anthony Demings being kidnapped from a beach in Portugal. Witness the terror of the French Acadians watching their homes burst into flames as Redcoats herd them onto ships in the harbour of Annapolis Royal. Imagine the hope and guilt of Michael Spurr, one of the Planters sailing aboard “The Charming Molly,” disembarking at Annapolis Royal, determined to build a new life on the ruins of the Acadians’ lives. Clasp hands with family around a hand-hewn table laden with the bounty of your harvest while you listen to a fiddler play a tune from your homeland. AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM Documents and photographs to accompany The Eaton Family |