American Made: Discover your amazing ancestor at work in the USA is a light-hearted guide designed to help beginning Genealogists find ancestors using historical documents created by and about American business. American Made enlightens the reader about how historical business documents are used to prove one's pedigree and paint a colorful backstory. The guide further teaches the reader about the vast array of primary and secondary business sources available for the hunt. Most importantly, the reader learns where and how to find the good stuff, in repositories entrusted with preserving...

Carlats to America: The Jean Claude Carlat Story (1805 -1845) recounts the journey of French farmer Jean Claude Carlat who gave up the priesthood for a wife and the promise of abundant life in the Republic of Texas. The biography examines the man, his work, his motivations, and the legacy left his many descendants including the author. Carlats to America is also the story of French migration and their contributions to the Republic of Texas, and to the United States. It is the story of sacrifice, courage, and triumph over an unexpected life against the backdrop of the lush hills of eastern...

Daniel Matheny: Maverick Tailor from Virginia, 1829 - 1876, recounts the incredible journey of a 19th-century tailor who transforms himself from indentured servant through hardship and struggle to free man on his own terms. The biography offers terrific insight into Daniel's motivations, movements, and determination accompanied by a bounty of original court and land records, every-name index, and complete genealogy of his descendants. A mystery for decades to his own people, Daniel comes to life in the compelling story of a restless soul on a mission. Against the backdrop of wild Appalachia,...