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Book Details Title: More Memories and More Knowledge of My Family and Me Author: James E. Daughtridge Number of pages: Publisher: Xlibris Corp (January 6, 2020) Language: English ISBN: 1796077461 Rating: 5     5 reviews

Book Description My book is about everything that I know about my family, both about my mother’s and father’s side of the family in addition to my interactions towards or with each of them. I was inspired by a late great maternal uncle to pursue such a project. First, I re-collected everything that I could about various family members. It was simply a matter of thinking about what I know and what I could jot down on paper in the comfortable setting of my home or automobiles. I conducted a vast number of interviews from members of each side of the family. This was after I organized a family tree and decided to proceed from that. Those interviews led me to further interviews. Wherever and whenever I could, I got many telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. Sometimes, I researched the Internet when given information about their affiliations or personal pursuits. I utilized other sources in addition to interviews. Some sources included obituaries, books, magazines, newspaper articles, and just plain statistics regarding whatever endeavors they had, such as with my only child. Pursuing this type of manuscript required hard work, devotion, and perseverance. This book serves as an encouragement to others to do family research and record whatever they find. One should only seek the positive and sidestep the negative. One derives a great deal of joy and satisfaction from engaging in such a project. This work is a reflection of you and how you see things in the lenses of your life. I hope that many who read this book take it upon themselves to do the same as I have done. Doing this work was truly a joy and a blessing. Customers Review: James Daughtridge chronicles the lives and relationships of his family in North Carolina, Washington DC, Ohio and other states. He succeeds in presenting each person as a genuine individual with their own merits, and avoids any petty drama or bitterness that could cloud the reader’s appreciation of the characters. The result is not only credible but highly interesting. The book starts with an introduction to the author’s nuclear family and the challenges and heartbreak of the loss of parents and sibling. It continues to discuss extended family, marriage, parenthood, divorce and close acquaintances. A great non-fiction read. Well written, insightful, worthy read. Clearly a lot of hard work went into this inspiring book. Very interesting and thought-provoking. Enjoyed reading about the author’s life and family times. It was full of varying emotions that an outsider, to my surprise, was able to experience. A very good read! This book offered substance, and historical accounts about a family that are very supportive of one another, and prideful of their communities. I enjoyed reading it.