Marjorie Cluett Seguin

Broschiertes Buch

Across the Water

Debt, Faith and Fortune In the Cluett Cadby Letters 1850-1869

Beschreibung

Stored in the archives of the Hart Cluett Museum in Troy, New York, forty-three letters trace the lives of a family separated by a trans-Atlantic move in the middle of the nineteenth century. William Cluett feared for the future of his family in England in 1850. An upstanding citizen and church-elder, he made the shocking decision to flee his debts from his book-selling business, and to leave for America with his wife and six of his children. Eldest daughter Emily remained in England in order to marry John Cadby, but the Cluetts stayed connected through their letters. In the letters, family members urge each other to be faithful in Christian practice, and William takes up lay preaching again. The Cluetts make valuable contributions to the business, church, and civic life of Troy, and build what became a worldwide shirt company, famous for its Arrow brand. After Emily dies in childbirth in 1870, the correspondence ends. But did the Cluetts pay off their debts? And how did their hidden past affect the family as a whole? Marjorie Cluett Seguin takes a critical and appreciative look at the lives of William Cluett and his family. Across the Water: Debt, Faith and Fortune includes the Cluett Cadby letters, historic background, contributions from other descendants, and a commentary on William's debt.

Autor

Marjorie Cluett Seguin was born in Connecticut, the middle daughter of Robert Cluett IV and Thayer McMillan Bodman. The family migrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1967 and Marjorie did all of her schooling in Canada. In this line of the Cluett family, there is just one Cluett first cousin, Catherine Belden Nail, and no Cluett second cousins. Marjorie has two Cluett siblings (Helen Cluett and Holly Gwynne-Timothy), and a third sibling, cousin Amy Bodman, who became part of the family in the 1970's. Marjorie's sense of family was expanded as a result of the death of the parents of Amy and her sisters, which led to a broader and more interconnected family web. Marjorie trained as an art teacher in Nova Scotia, Canada, and taught art in schools in Newfoundland and in Toronto. She later founded a community art school in Toronto, before moving to Prince Edward County, Ontario, with her young family in 2002. In recent decades, she has joined Thayer Cluett, Rosamond Bailey, and Marjorie's three siblings in forming Two Fishes Press, to reflect on and write about Christianity. Marjorie lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario, with her husband, Marc Seguin. They have two sons, Philip and Daniel Seguin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Marjorie Cluett Seguin
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780994010698
• ISBN-10: 0994010699
• Artikelnr.: 66276422