Ambroise the Huguenot: A History of a French Huguenot Family

France, 1637. Young French Huguenot Ambroise Sicard and his family desperately seek a life free from religious persecution. Determined to travel to the New World, they leave their home in France, bring only a few possessions, and depend on the kindness of strangers to stay safe. Ambroise the Huguenotfollows the Sicard family as they bravely leave behind everything they know to come to a foreign, unsettled country. Told from Ambroise's viewpoint, this biography follows the young Ambroise from his home in France and his journey across the ocean to a new beginning in what would eventually become the United States of America. Esther Secor Cleveland, a direct descendant of Ambroise Sicard, thoroughly researched life in France during the 1600s to deliver this compelling tale of her ancestors? courage. With highly detailed information about seventeenth-century local history, people, food, and customs,Ambroise the Huguenotis destined to garner a worthy place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Huguenot ancestry.Cleveland, Esther is the author of 'Ambroise the Huguenot: A History of a French Huguenot Family', published 2007 under ISBN 9780595426782 and ISBN 0595426786.