Description
This book Hope and Fulfilment: A Journey through Time examines lives led by generations of the author’s ancestors. The time period is from the 1830’s to around 1960 and examines actions taken by family members on historical events which includes the story of Archibald Arnott who was personal physician to Napoleon Bonaparte.
The book brings out a number of relevant observations which include:
- The importance of close family ties through adversity.
- The closeness between brothers in each generation with a predisposition to support one another.
- A determination to succeed and to seek an improvement in lifestyle by taking on new challenges.
- The impact of adverse economic circumstances which affected well being and decisions that were later made by individuals. Examples include the 1830’s depression in Scotland, the early 1840’s depression in the Port Phillip district and the 1890’s and 1930’s depression.
Specifications:
Publisher: Self-published
Year: 2014
Format: Paperback
Pages: 268pp
ISBN: 9780646924915
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