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The Women of Robertson Place: A Family Saga Paperback – January 2, 2020

by Lynn H. Carden (Author)
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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The earliest of eight generations of women came to Appalachia in 1796 as pioneers when the Northwest Territory was wilderness. Having crossed the barrier mountains to settle in Paint Valley, Ohio, over decades, they cleared the forest, started a school, went to war, sheltered slaves, bore and lost children, created lasting works of art, and traveled the world. And for 200 years, they stayed in Ross County, Ohio. Lynn Carden has, with curiosity, passion, and familial love, researched, collected, disseminated and written a historical narrative celebrating her forebearers. The Women of Robertson Place illuminates the reader to a collective family portrait: Mary, the brave pioneer; Robertson, the country squire and patriarch; Clyde, the arrogant nephew; Virginia, the rebellious daughter, and many more. Carden's family, past and present, is a colorful bunch, who, while following the rules of fish fries and church revivals, also rebelled with elopement and a prison escape. What made the women keep returning to Robertson Place? This elegantly written story is a love letter to Carden's past, one which many of us might wish were our own.
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    335 pages
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    English
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    Orange Frazer Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 2, 2020
  5. ISBN-10
    1949248089
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1949248081
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orange Frazer Pr (January 2, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1949248089
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1949248081
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.64 pounds
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    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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It is unusual to have a day-in-the-life portrait of women of the last eight generations - all in one book. It's surprising to see how much life has changed (and not changed) in such a short amount of time. So often we have books documenting presidents and other famous people, but catching a glimpse of American life is often left unwritten. This book weaves the rollercoaster drama of everyday life (schooling, marriage) with American history (Underground Railroad, Vietnam) over the course of over 200 years. This book is a gift to women's history and people interested in synthesizing big picture ideas.
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Abby Carucci
5.0 out of 5 stars Has me up past bedtime!
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020
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This book is written so well. It has me reading way past bedtime! She writes her family history in such a way that you want to know so much more for each generation. I have been mapping the places the family has been and it’s crazy to think of how all of this was so long ago but yet not so long ago, how much changed in such a short time. I will be diving into some more history books after this but I doubt they will keep me as intrigued as this book!
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Couponclippermom
5.0 out of 5 stars Female members of the home and their history is a nice twist
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
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Book was an enjoyable read as I I grew up in Southern Ohio. The illustrations were helpful, but after seeing the original I am disappointed that the book didn't have larger pictures. The originals are beautiful. Truly enjoyed reading the history of how the home grew over the years and following the females who lived there.
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Dolores Witherspoon
5.0 out of 5 stars Family love and dedication
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020
Talk about living in the past! I did not want the book to end as it brought back so many memories of my parents and grandparents and how they managed farms and brought about stable and responsible families, just as Lynn Carden has so eloquently written. No one complained--they just kept on improving themselves. This is a terrific book for high school students to grasp a good look at early settlers of our great Nation and to see how, through perseverance, generations of one family have excelled in love, virtue, kindness, imagination, steadfastness and labor. I had the good fortune of being hired as a legal secretary for Phil Hammond (Lynn's brother) in 1975 until my retirement in 2001. I know of his family-first, honesty, kindness and intelligence. Lynn's book is a must read as her research and photos are so in-depth.
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Jennifer L. Carden
5.0 out of 5 stars 8 Generations in One Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
It is unusual to have a day-in-the-life portrait of women of the last eight generations - all in one book. It's surprising to see how much life has changed (and not changed) in such a short amount of time. So often we have books documenting presidents and other famous people, but catching a glimpse of American life is often left unwritten. This book weaves the rollercoaster drama of everyday life (schooling, marriage) with American history (Underground Railroad, Vietnam) over the course of over 200 years. This book is a gift to women's history and people interested in synthesizing big picture ideas.
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Jennifer L. Carden
5.0 out of 5 stars 8 Generations in One Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
It is unusual to have a day-in-the-life portrait of women of the last eight generations - all in one book. It's surprising to see how much life has changed (and not changed) in such a short amount of time. So often we have books documenting presidents and other famous people, but catching a glimpse of American life is often left unwritten. This book weaves the rollercoaster drama of everyday life (schooling, marriage) with American history (Underground Railroad, Vietnam) over the course of over 200 years. This book is a gift to women's history and people interested in synthesizing big picture ideas.
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Lew Freeman
5.0 out of 5 stars A richly rewarding look at the evolution of an American family
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020
"The Women of Robertson Place is a great read, particularly for anyone who enjoyed David McCullough's "The Pioneers." The author's account of her family, from being early settlers in the Northwest Territory through the their lives in the 19th and into the 20th Century, is vivid and immensely informative about the evolution of America as seen through the experiences of one family over the last 200+ years.. The book is richly rewarding and well-written. I strongly recommend it.
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Stan Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars One family story representing a common history of rural America growing up
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2020
So enjoyable. More than a lovingly written rural midwest family history, a portrait of much of rural family life and history across America beginning in 1800. It brought back many of my family's stories.
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MPalmer
5.0 out of 5 stars A book well worth reading!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020
Multitalented Lynn Carden has produced an extraordinary treatise. The extensive research and outstanding writing make this book a reading pleasure.
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Phil H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Six generation of women loved and nurtured this family manse in northern Appalachia
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2020
Carefully researched and lovingly narrated by the eighth generational woman, an artist in her own right, this saga tells the story of eight generations of strong women, the first of whom left the civilization of Virginia in 1793 to travel by oxen-drawn wagon to the wilds of what would become the nation's thirteenth state. Arriving in the fertile Paint Creek valley of today's Ross County, Ohio, Mary Vinsonhaler and her husband lived their first winter in a three-sided lean-to fending off wolves and sometimes too curious Indians, to stake the first of her family's claims in this productive land in what became the upper northwestern corner of Appalachia. The chronicle details not only the author's ancestors but also the local, national and worldwide events which shaped her family.
A good read for genealogical buffs as well as Appalachia and Ohio history buffs, illustrated by period photos and works from the author's art studio. The photo above shows the ninth generation climbing a fence on Christmas Day, 1980.
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Phil H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Six generation of women loved and nurtured this family manse in northern Appalachia
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2020
Carefully researched and lovingly narrated by the eighth generational woman, an artist in her own right, this saga tells the story of eight generations of strong women, the first of whom left the civilization of Virginia in 1793 to travel by oxen-drawn wagon to the wilds of what would become the nation's thirteenth state. Arriving in the fertile Paint Creek valley of today's Ross County, Ohio, Mary Vinsonhaler and her husband lived their first winter in a three-sided lean-to fending off wolves and sometimes too curious Indians, to stake the first of her family's claims in this productive land in what became the upper northwestern corner of Appalachia. The chronicle details not only the author's ancestors but also the local, national and worldwide events which shaped her family.
A good read for genealogical buffs as well as Appalachia and Ohio history buffs, illustrated by period photos and works from the author's art studio. The photo above shows the ninth generation climbing a fence on Christmas Day, 1980.
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