From the time of the discovery of America through the time of De Soto's daring expedition, restless, resolute, and adventurous men crossed oceans in pursuit of their destiny.
Alabama Footprints - Exploration is a collection of lost and forgotten stories about the people who discovered and initially settled in Alabama.
Some stories include:
The true story of the first Mardi Gras in America and where it took place
The Mississippi Bubble Burst - how it affected the settlers
Did you know that many people devoted to the Crown settled...
From the time of the discovery of America through the time of De Soto's daring expedition, restless, resolute, and adventurous men crossed oceans i...
Inspired by true historical events, Mary and Henry Pattenden flee to America to escapereligious persecution - Will a special gift from her parents provide all Mary needs to face life in a new world?
REVIEW FROM READER:
"Ribbon of Love is a wonderful love story of Henry and Mary living and struggling to succeed as one of the first families in the colony of Virginia in the 1600s. In addition to the love story, the descriptions of the clothing, home furnishings, personalities, family life, church and community are most intriguing. The...
"New "2nd edition - re-edited and revised in 2016
Inspired by true historical events, Mary and Henry Pattenden flee to America to escapereligiou...
Inspired by true events, Col. John Washington (ancestor of President George Washington), Randall Revell, Tom Cottingham, Edmund Beauchamp ward off Indian attacks and conquer the wilds of Maryland's Eastern shore in 17th century colonial America in this historical novel.
Forced to leave colonial Virginia to avoid religious persecution for their Christian beliefs, Ambrose and Mary Dixon embrace the Quaker life in pre-Revolutionary War Somerset County, Maryland with their family. However, their daughter Mary falls in love and threatens to break up the family unit. Will her romantic...
Inspired by true events, Col. John Washington (ancestor of President George Washington), Randall Revell, Tom Cottingham, Edmund Beauchamp ward off ...
They felt the lure of the frontier and struck out for unknown territory that would become Alabama, bringing with them only very few implements to survive. From Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and many other states they came to settle in the newly opened Mississippi Territory. Alabama Footprints Pioneers continues the series with lost and forgotten stories of the earliest Alabama pioneers.
ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Pioneers
includes the following stories
The Yazoo land fraud
Daily life as an Alabama pioneer
The capture...
They felt the lure of the frontier and struck out for unknown territory that would become Alabama, bringing with them only very few implements to s...
Before statehood, travelers to the future state of Alabama faced a formidable task as they threaded their way through the vast wilderness down paths of what was then mainly Native American land.
Until 1806, rivers and Native American trails were the only means of communication in the Alabama region, but in that year Congress provided for the construction of the first two roads, the Natchez Trace and the Federal Road.
Alabama Footprints: Settlement is a collection of lost and forgotten stories of the first surveyors, traders, and early settlements of what would become...
Before statehood, travelers to the future state of Alabama faced a formidable task as they threaded their way through the vast wilderness down path...
Prior to statehood, Alabama was a vast wilderness with a large Native American population. It is only natural that when new immigrants from other states arrived, conflicts over the land would arise. Soon, these small conflicts exploded into war.
Alabama Footprints Confrontation is a collection of lost and forgotten stories that reveals why and how the confrontation between the Native American population and settlers developed into the Creek-Indian War as well as stories of the bravery and heroism of participants from both sides.
Some stores include:
"Tecumseh Causes Earthquake"...
Prior to statehood, Alabama was a vast wilderness with a large Native American population. It is only natural that when new immigrants from other s...
When independence from Britain was won in 1776, a great westward movement of Americans began. Historians refer to this movement west as the Great Migration. Tough it was only a territory, Alabama's population grew faster than any other state in the United States during the time.
ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Immigrants
includes some lost & forgotten stories of their experiences such as:
"The Birth of Twickenham"
"Captain Slick - Fact or Fiction"
"Vine & Olive Company"
"The Death of Stooka"
"President Monroe's Surprise Visit To Huntsville"
When independence from Britain was won in 1776, a great westward movement of Americans began. Historians refer to this movement west as the Great M...
Once Alabama was admitted as a state of the United States of America on December 4, 1819, a great wave of immigrants from other states and countries came by flat-boats, pack-horses, covered wagons and ships to become the first citizens of the state.
ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Statehood
presents the times and conditions they faced in lost & forgotten stories which include:
"Who Controlled And Organized The New State of Alabama?"
"Tuscaloosa Had Three Other Names"
"Chandelier Falls & Capitol Burns"
"Alabama Throws Parties For General LaFayette"
"Francis Scott Key Was Sent to...
Once Alabama was admitted as a state of the United States of America on December 4, 1819, a great wave of immigrants from other states and countrie...
Revised with direct links to many sources and burial sites This book includes the genealogy of and biography of William Barrett Travis of Alamo fame and Elisha Cottingham, the Alabama descendants from the Tapestry of Love, Historical Fiction Series by Donna R. Causey. The biographies of Alabama pioneers included in this book include: REV. JOHN WESLEY STARR (1806-1870) ELBERT SOULE STARR (1845-1908) JOHN WESLEY STARR, JR. (1830-1853) RICHARD ELLIS (1781 - 1846) JOHN WHITE, ESQ., (1778 - 1842) JOSEPH GLOVER BALDWIN (1815 - 1864) COL. JONATHAN NEWTON SMITH (1814 -1885) RICHARD HOPKINS PRATT...
Revised with direct links to many sources and burial sites This book includes the genealogy of and biography of William Barrett Travis of Alamo fame ...
