![]() ![]() Maud’s father, an aerospace engineer turned lawyer, was an educated man who extolled the virtues of slavery and obsessed over the “purity” of his family bloodline, which he traced back to the Revolutionary War. Mental illness and religious fanaticism percolated through Maud’s maternal lines back to an ancestor accused of being a witch in Puritan-era Massachusetts. Her mother’s grandfather killed a man with a hay hook and died in an institution. Her mother’s father, who came of age in Texas during the Great Depression, was said to have married thirteen times and been shot by one of his wives. Maud Newton’s ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation Maud Newton € 35.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 7-10 working days. ![]()
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