Blood of Our Ancestors chronicles the lives of several families – from their European roots in the early 1600s, then to America and through the mid-1960s. A historical novel, it tracks them as they are born, live their lives, and die in the last best hope for freedom in the world – the United States of America and its predecessor colonies. They arrive in America from Germany in the early 18th century, live through the American Revolution, the nineteenth century’s wars, including the American civil war, and the twentieth century, including both world wars. They fight for their freedom, their country, and ultimately, for their descendants so they also will be able to live their lives in freedom and liberty in the most exceptional country on the planet – the United States of America.
From the Revolution to the battles of Antietam, South Mountain, and the Wilderness in the civil war; to the Pacific and European Theaters of WWII - including the Aleutians, Kwajalein, Leyte, Okinawa and Korea; the Po Valley campaign, D-Day Normandy – descendants of Matthias Kuntz fought for our freedom. What were their lives like? Find the answers in Blood of Our Ancestors.
Robert A. Jones retired from the New York State Police after more than 22 years of service. As an attorney he then engaged in federal litigation throughout the United States for the next 23 years representing mostly police, paramedics and firefighters. He worked on this book for about twenty years (off and on) as time permitted. He is now retired and lives with his wife, Molly, in Brunswick, New York.
