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Review by Alilivbo -- Unfaltering Trust by Roy Ziegler
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The increasing trend of globalization makes immigration more and more common nowadays, but it was a huge thing to move from one continent to another a few centuries ago. One has to have a great motivation for making this decision because of all the unknown factors ahead. Unfaltering Trust - which is defined in this book by the author, Roy Ziegler, as “migration in search of freedom and opportunity,” tells a story of a pilgrim who migrated from England to America in the 17th century. His name is Edward Fitz Randolph Jr., born in 1607 and set his foot in Plymouth Colony in 1630. He was a Separatist, who wish to be separated from the Church of England but being oppressed as the Puritans, who prefer to keep the connection with the state church, dominated the Parlament after Cromwell’s revolt in 1629. Many Separatists fled to Holland and America to escape from this situation. Edward was one of them.
The motivation for the origin move is religion-related, but in the latter part of the story, the element of religion is not as strong as the beginning. It also means that family members of Edward have developed their business in many other fields. From Plymouth Colony, the family later moved to New Jersey, most of their contributions are therefore closely related to New Jersey. Through the 9 generations depicted in this book, the descendent of Edward had thrived in various aspects including military, industry, finance, agriculture, academics, politics, and social movements, etc. The author selected to focus on three of Edward’s sons and their descendent lines - Nathaniel, Joseph, and Benjamin.
I like the history details described in the book. For example, the wooden desk, on which the Declaration of Independence was drafted. It is interesting to see how small things like this are connected to great events in history. It is also incredible to discover that many influencing people who helped to establish the nation from various fields are actually from the same family line. Even a few presidents are their relatives. When Edward migrated, he did not intend to bring these outcomes but the seed flourished in the fertile soil, their efforts made everything possible.
It might be easier for someone familiar with Christian denominations to understand the initial motive for the great migration of Edward, but it does not matter much with the development in the later generations. And even if one does not know anything about Puritan and Quakers, it will not affect the joy of reading this book.
There is nothing that I do not like in this book. A few minor editorial errors were noted but the rating is unaffected. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. If the reader is familiar with the history of America already, this book enriches the holistic concept of how those legends and famous people are connected. If the reader knows nothing before, this book serves as a good introductory step for getting to know the country. I recommend this book to everybody who loves history.
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The increasing trend of globalization makes immigration more and more common nowadays, but it was a huge thing to move from one continent to another a few centuries ago. One has to have a great motivation for making this decision because of all the unknown factors ahead. Unfaltering Trust - which is defined in this book by the author, Roy Ziegler, as “migration in search of freedom and opportunity,” tells a story of a pilgrim who migrated from England to America in the 17th century. His name is Edward Fitz Randolph Jr., born in 1607 and set his foot in Plymouth Colony in 1630. He was a Separatist, who wish to be separated from the Church of England but being oppressed as the Puritans, who prefer to keep the connection with the state church, dominated the Parlament after Cromwell’s revolt in 1629. Many Separatists fled to Holland and America to escape from this situation. Edward was one of them.
The motivation for the origin move is religion-related, but in the latter part of the story, the element of religion is not as strong as the beginning. It also means that family members of Edward have developed their business in many other fields. From Plymouth Colony, the family later moved to New Jersey, most of their contributions are therefore closely related to New Jersey. Through the 9 generations depicted in this book, the descendent of Edward had thrived in various aspects including military, industry, finance, agriculture, academics, politics, and social movements, etc. The author selected to focus on three of Edward’s sons and their descendent lines - Nathaniel, Joseph, and Benjamin.
I like the history details described in the book. For example, the wooden desk, on which the Declaration of Independence was drafted. It is interesting to see how small things like this are connected to great events in history. It is also incredible to discover that many influencing people who helped to establish the nation from various fields are actually from the same family line. Even a few presidents are their relatives. When Edward migrated, he did not intend to bring these outcomes but the seed flourished in the fertile soil, their efforts made everything possible.
It might be easier for someone familiar with Christian denominations to understand the initial motive for the great migration of Edward, but it does not matter much with the development in the later generations. And even if one does not know anything about Puritan and Quakers, it will not affect the joy of reading this book.
There is nothing that I do not like in this book. A few minor editorial errors were noted but the rating is unaffected. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. If the reader is familiar with the history of America already, this book enriches the holistic concept of how those legends and famous people are connected. If the reader knows nothing before, this book serves as a good introductory step for getting to know the country. I recommend this book to everybody who loves history.
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Unfaltering Trust
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