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The Pipe Family Letter Collection - Volume 1: The Promise of America in Their Own Words

The Pipe Family Letter Collection - Volume 1: The Promise of America in Their Own Words - Paperback

by Joan Naomi Steiner
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Availability:In StockContributor:Joan Naomi SteinerSeries:The Pipe Family Letter CollectionTheme:Chronological Period/19th Century, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:12/31/2025Pages:442
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Scenery Heights PublishingISBN-13:9798986570938UPC:9798986570938Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, EuropeBook Topic:19th Century, Great BritainSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.586Product ID:SCD4EBJV3K

"This work may well prove to be the Rosetta stone into understanding the history of Yarcombe [Parish, Devon, England]."

Steve Horner, Yarcombe historian

The Pipe family's letter collection provides firsthand accounts into the challenges that they, and many European immigrants to the United States, experienced during the mid- to late 1800s. This two-volume set includes 105 letters, along with historic photos and maps, that span 63 years and four generations as the family transitioned from southwest England to mostly rural Wisconsin.

Volume 1 takes the family through 1863, just fifteen years after Wisconsin's statehood and with an economy that had barely progressed beyond frontier status in rural areas. Historians on both sides of the Atlantic will appreciate the level of detail provided by these determined individuals.

Featuring images of the actual letters paired with easy-to-read transcriptions, the Pipe family comes to life through a story told through their own pens and in their own words. They share life events as they happened, and express their doubts and fears about the future. Modern-day readers will feel the joys, celebrations and tragedies while developing a personal relationship with individual family members.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Scenery Heights PublishingISBN-13:9798986570938UPC:9798986570938Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, EuropeBook Topic:19th Century, Great BritainSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.586Product ID:SCD4EBJV3K
Steiner, Joan Naomi: - Joan Naomi Steiner was born and raised on her grandfather's farm in Calumet County, Wisconsin. She graduated from Chilton High School. She earned her doctorate at New York University and her Master of Science in Teaching English and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.Dr. Steiner's professional career includes teaching high school students for twenty-five years and administrating in school districts for seventeen years. She has also taught at the university level and worked as a consultant for more than forty school districts in Wisconsin.Dr. Steiner has known the Pipe family descendants for most of her life. Recently, her son invited her to visit his cousins, who inherited the Pipe family portraits and letter collection. Her research has uncovered not only records, but also family history told by ancestors in their own words. Dr. Steiner has also written A German Bohemian Immigration: The Population Shift from Western Bohemia to Calumet County, Wisconsin, which has been translated into German and Czech languages. Dr. Steiner's website is a database of findings and a repository for records and resources for immigrants from Great Britain, Germany, and today's Czech Republic. You can find it at https: //germanbohemianwisconsin.com/.
Publisher: Scenery Heights Publishing

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