Fighting for Freedom - Fighting for Survival
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Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be on hand to give a power point presentation about the book Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival.
The book recounts a unique place and period of Maine history as told through the lives of real people interred in one small cemetery in Rockland, Maine. Patriots of the American Revolution served from Lexington to Long Island, Quebec City to Saratoga. Sons in the War of 1812 battled trade wars, smugglers, and privateers with firefights in Rockland Harbor and a standoff in Camden. These men come to life through details of their families, community, and occupations. Their biographies are portals to the past when early settlers of present-day Thomaston and Rockland fought the British and nature. Family relationships, their homes and final resting places are documented. Historical and military summaries supply context. History buffs, family detectives and the curious are invited into this vision of the past.
The book recounts a unique place and period of Maine history as told through the lives of real people interred in one small cemetery in Rockland, Maine. Patriots of the American Revolution served from Lexington to Long Island, Quebec City to Saratoga. Sons in the War of 1812 battled trade wars, smugglers, and privateers with firefights in Rockland Harbor and a standoff in Camden. These men come to life through details of their families, community, and occupations. Their biographies are portals to the past when early settlers of present-day Thomaston and Rockland fought the British and nature. Family relationships, their homes and final resting places are documented. Historical and military summaries supply context. History buffs, family detectives and the curious are invited into this vision of the past.
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