- SKU: 9781542524346
- BARCODE: 9781542524346
- VENDOR: BooksCloud
Otis - Paperback
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Description
by Julie Saenz McConnel (Author)
The true history of America lies in the lives and stories of its many citizens, each attempting to pursue the promise of the American dream while protecting family and weathering the eruptions of events around them.
In this well-researched and intimate biography of Otis Dauchy, author Julie Saenz McConnel reveals the amazing life of her grandfather, as well as a one-of-a-kind journey into Chicago at the turn of the century and then Vermont in the first half of the twentieth century. From labor to race to economics, these years cover many events in American history from the point of view of an upper-middle-class family of entrepreneurs and pioneers.
Otis captures private, domestic moments alongside nation-shaking news, from the postantebellum period to World War II. McConnel culls these insights and information from an archive of family correspondence and documents to weave together a true story from the American heartland. To read Otis is to experience secondhand the genesis of a modern nation, complete with birth pangs and growth spurts.
Author Biography
Julie Saenz McConnel constructed a complete history of her grandfather's life by gathering a variety of sources, including photographs, correspondence, personal journals, and interviews. She has long had a passion for history and genealogy, and this project gave her a chance to focus that passion on her own family's past. Now a retired registered nurse, McConnel lives in Ojai, California with her husband. She has two children and one grandchild.
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