The Demarest Legacy (Paperback)

Paperback. The Demarest Legacy begins with a mystery: a father who never spoke of his past, a grandfather whose childhood was hidden behind institutional walls, and ancestors whose names had vanished from memory. Determined to reclaim what had been lost, Kenneth L. DeMarest follows a trail of evidence across continents and centuries - from medieval Picardy to Huguenot exile, from Dutch homesteads along the Hackensack to the rugged frontier of Sussex County, and from a Civil War prison camp to the industrial streets of Paterson.What emerges is a story of faith under fire, migration in search of survival, early deaths that reshaped generations, and a silence that echoed for more than a century.Through wills, land deeds, church registers, military files, cemetery surveys, and long-forgotten obituaries, DeMarest restores a lineage nearly erased by time. This is the story of refugees, settlers, farmers, soldiers, widows, and working-class families whose lives were rarely recorded - yet whose choices shaped the world that followed.A sweeping, deeply human journey across a millennium - and a testament to the power of one person's determination to remember. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…