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A Huguenot on the Hackensack
David C. MajorJohn S. Major
其他書名
David Demarest and His Legacy
出版Associated University Presse, 2007
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / Adventurers & ExplorersHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN08386415209780838641521
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Dxmle68IrfEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋A Huguenot on the Hackensack explores the life and legacy of David Demarest, a seventeenth-century French Protestant who, in middle age, emigrated to New Amsterdam and became one of the earliest settlers of the Hackensack Valley. There he founded a prosperous family that for nearly three centuries retained local influence and high status before being eclipsed by post-World War II economic and demographic changes. Transcending the narrow genealogical antiquarianism and filial pietism of traditional family history, the authors carefully set Demarest and his descendants in the context of their times.The astute patriarch is seen as a man who balanced risk and opportunity to achieve a prosperity that would have been impossible in his native Europe. Some early descendants moved to booming areas in Pennsylvania, upstate New York, Kentucky, and beyond, while others stayed close to home and dealt with ...