The Thomas Family of St. Albans, West Virginia: A Family
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Bob, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, The <strong>historystrong> <strong>ofstrong> the Thomas family mirrors the <strong>historystrong>, struggles, and successes <strong>ofstrong> America. Starting in the s, my ancestors came from Europe and helped settle and build the country, fought in the battles that defined the nation, lost their jobs in the Great Depression, and then enjoyed the prosperity <strong>ofstrong> 20th century America. Along the way was a soldier who fought with George Washington in Braddock's Expedition, a veteran <strong>ofstrong> Bunker Hill who may have heard the famed command "don't fire until you see the whites <strong>ofstrong> their eyes," a father and son who served on opposing sides during the Civil War, and the engineer who kept the Washington Monument running in it's early days. This book, a family <strong>historystrong> <strong>ofstrong> my parents and their ancestors, tells their stories and presents the lineage <strong>ofstrong> my family.