Thank your ancestors for the comforts you have today, that their hard work and suffering helped to empower...
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Solid acting. I can't fault anything and I think that the film did exactly what it set out to do - to depict with somewhat brutal reality the early "Sodbuster" experience. At least when reading Willa Cather, the pictures/images that the words create (or dredge up) can be tinged with any filters that a reader needs to soften things a bit. Same for "Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie." If that's your thing, you will very much like this movie. I liked the books a lot, but am going through a phase where I seek comfort and peace - not anything nearly this honest. Epitomizes the phrase, "things can always be worse."
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When I experience a stressful and worrisome day, I read the words written so long ago and they bring me strength to complete my day.
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My elderly mother suggested this book and I am so grateful.
It was just like you were living with them during all they endured.  The happy and bad times were so engrossing and interestingly historical.  I so admire Corrie Ten Boom!
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Know your history. Appreciate the past.  This helps us understand what is needed to continue our best traditions and efforts.
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Thank you for the relief in case needed while we go camping or back to the stone ages...giggle, just kidding. Thank you so much for it will make things so much easier to understand. Thank you so much!
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This was a wonderful account of the life and sufferings of the Southern slaves.  I thank God I was not a part of that time, and I also thank God that I am convinced He will reward those unfortunate people for their sufferings. I am further thankful that my children and grandchildren are color blind.
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A true story which is "stranger" than fiction and a documentation of the strength of our ancestors to survive hardship.
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My ancestors connnect here. Touching, revealing. An uncle, and perhaps others are buried there. Looking for my French-Canadian Greart, Great grandfather bought me here to also find my Great Great Grandmother, and her family. Oh, that I could have known them. I can't get enouygh of it!
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I love how past lives affect today's people with their mistakes and amendments. The love in this book is very deep and heart felt.
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I really enjoyed the book. The photographs were excellent.  The book was put together in a professional manner.  I never lived in Carter County but my ancestors did. Some were buried in the hills and hollows. Some still live there, some went on to populate the western states in the early years and some moved to the big cities. To those who lived and died there.... we appreciate the honor of their memory. To those who still live there.... we admire your life among the mountains that our ancestors loved. To those who have moved away.... we hope you find this book and remember where you came from. And I can tell you that to return there, to stand on Rhone Mountain, to find a gravestone with your ancestors name on it, to breathe the air and know that your ancestors walked these mountains... brings joy to one's heart and leaves memories that make you smile inside. I thank you Jackie and Dawn for giving those memories back to me again. I thank you for taking the time to create this little book of memories for the rest of us.
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I would like to thank the author for the strength and generosity in sharing her very personal, intimate and painful experiences so that we might learn how to deal with our own pain bodies.  I was reminded of my own memories my relationship with my mother. I, too, have forgiven her for not allowing me to fully know her love.
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If you have ancestors listed in this book, you must have it.  Just to see them listed in it makes you feel soo proud and you have it to show others in case they think you are full of crap.
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This is a heartwarming story of the ridiculous treatment by us of slaves. I am so aware of the times and what hard work it was to get through each day. Especially living in elegant surroundings, the dedication of the slaves to their white owners. Fortunately on some of these plantations, the owners were gracious and cared for their charges in a respectful way. Unfortunately, owners of slaves were not gracious, as in this story. The mistreatment of other human beings is a legacy we have to live with. We have no way to change history. A lesson learned would be for all of us to go through our lives treating other people in a respectful manner. I am saddened by our history. I am proud to say I treat all people as if they were me. Each human life is so important in our day to day living. We need to take heed. Of the history we have to live with, knowing we can change for the better, how our lives can be enriched in our treatment of each and every human being.
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I do not know your family .Reading your tribute about your grandparents makes me a friend. We are always  in need of not forgetting the battle is still being fought .
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Barbara Reaume Sandre helps us to feel the strength of the courageous souls who braved the perils of this vast land to form our Canada . It is not only a well researched account of historical facts, but also provides us with the human side of our ancestors. We glory in the tenacity and passion of these families and give them the recognition the deserve.
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This book shows the resilience and dedication of work ethic of the engineers of our past.  The fact that an author such as Mr. Guillaudeu can show his love of history and the railroad in his own unique and interesting layout was very moving.  As I went through each page I found myself back on the tracks once more with my father on an old motor car.  Thank you for the memories.

Margaret Barber Stevens
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What a history lesson you have generated.  Having had a very limited religious background, I feel a void in my life has been filled with an intense exposure to how faith can shape world events.  My deepest gratitude to both of you.

Ginny Warnick
Confluence PA