Announcing:

CROSSING the RIVER
A Stubbs Family Portrait by Karen Wilson Seams




The true story of Josie Johnson Stubbs and her husband, Lewis Stubbs,
raising their family in Brownville Junction, Maine in the early 20th Century

Excerpts from the Introduction:

“Josephine Sarah Johnson and Lewis Carroll Stubbs were, by all appearances, very ill suited for each other.”

“These two, a minister’s daughter from Nova Scotia and a quarryman’s son from central Maine, were remarkable people, though they would be the first to deny that this is so.”

“Theirs' is a story worth telling. Share their lives here, pieced together by letters and poems, pictures, and the recollections of family and friends. For it’s the people who knew them best who have the most vivid memories, and memories like this stay with you always.”

From the inside cover:

“Crossing the River began life nearly five years ago as a simple attempt to save a few letters and stories about the courtship of the Author’s parents. But it assumed a life of its own when she discovered the letters and poetry of her grandmother, Josephine Johnson Stubbs. Then came the letters of her Methodist ministry great grandparents from Nova Scotia, Canada from the 1800’s and the footprint and historical importance of the work became wider. When the Author began her skillful weaving of the story line by filling in gaps with historical reminders, it left the domain of the Stubbs family and became a historical “Good Read.” It is history (1850’s – 2006) brought down to the family level, real people, who lived… and live, in Sunbeam and Shadow. If you’re curious about life and the hardships in rural Maine, and in bringing the Methodist ministry to various Nova Scotia towns in the Canadian Maritimes, the poetry, letters, and personal recollections in Crossing the River - A Stubbs Family Portrait will enlighten and entertain you.”

243 pages, 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” Hardcover edition
Published by CAMA Publishing, Jaipur, India, 2007
Price: $24.95 plus $3.00 shipping.
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