Using the history of Alabama and the stories of her pioneering ancestors, Lella Warren created the Whetstone clan who settled Alabama in the 1820s, helped lead it into the prosperity of the 1850s, and fought for it in the War Between the States. The historical background of "Foundation Stone" is authentic, but, more, it is a compelling story about believable characters. The story of these peoplethree generations of Whetstonescaptures the American pioneering spirit. As an unidentified reviewer described the novel, Lella Warren s Foundation Stone is the long, well-told chronicle of a family...