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Title: Pioneer Voices from Plymouth to Breckenridge: The Peabody Family over Eleven Generations by Cynthia Peabody Anderson, Mary E. Gilliland ISBN: 0-9666420-0-7 Publisher: Summit Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Remarkable - a FAMILY history, featuring women's voices
Comment: This book should be appreciated for what it is, a family history, allowing us glimpses of the lives, views and stories of many of the female members of the Peabody family, that would otherwise not be known in conventional history books. Cynthia Peabody Anderson has what many of us could only dream of: an extensive family tree, prominent ancestors, family letters, records and journals, and the luck of belonging to a family very aware of its place in history. Plus, an insider's point of view: what it feels like to be part of such a family. She chooses to examine those parts of history not readily available to scholars and academics, the largely undocumented domestic side. Peabody Andeson presents her family stories against a context of major historical events, not always adequately rendered, but helpful in attempting to explain the motivation of family members' decisions. Many of these stories are fascinating and unavailable in any other form. Taken for what it is, Pioneer Voices is a brave and entertaining look at one family's inner workings, unique unto itself, and representative of the experience of many early American families. Not only are the stories new to the reading public, but the method of presenting them is another way of regarding history.

Rating: 2
Summary: THIS BOOK HAS MORE FLUFF THAN FACTS
Comment: I bought this book to help with my geneaology research of the Peabody family. Within ten minutes of thumbing through this book, I knew I had made a mistake in purchasing it. As a high school history teacher, I can verify that this book reads like an overly and poorly plagerized term paper. With regards to the Peabody family of the 1600s to 1800s, this book is short on facts and is full of historical background fluff. I was shocked that the author was so short on facts, considering that the Peabody's of the 1600s to 1800s, lead well documented lives. Considering that the fact that there is tons of data relating to the Peabody's on the web, not to speak of in the reference section of any good library, I am disappointed in the author's lack of research. Do yourself a favor, don't but this book...