Ambroise the Huguenot - Hardcover

Cleveland, Esther Secor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0595871321 ISBN 13: 9780595871322

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

France, 1637. Young French Huguenot Ambroise Sicard and his family desperately seek a life free from religious persecution. Determined to travel to the New World, they leave their home in France, bring only a few possessions, and depend on the kindness of strangers to stay safe. Ambroise the Huguenot follows the Sicard family as they bravely leave behind everything they know to come to a foreign, unsettled country. Told from Ambroise's viewpoint, this biography follows the young Ambroise from his home in France and his journey across the ocean to a new beginning in what would eventually become the United States of America. Esther Secor Cleveland, a direct descendant of Ambroise Sicard, thoroughly researched life in France during the 1600s to deliver this compelling tale of her ancestors' courage. With highly detailed information about seventeenth-century local history, people, food, and customs, Ambroise the Huguenot is destined to garner a worthy place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Huguenot ancestry.

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About the Author

Esther Secor Gratrix Cleveland is a retired nurse who lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is a member of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595871321
• ISBN 13: 9780595871322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 124