{"product_id":"glimmer-of-distant-fields-a-wool-merchants-sojourn-by-cadi-gray-with-constance-strong","title":"Glimmer of Distant Fields, A Wool Merchant's Sojourn by Cadi Gray (with Constance Strong)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis book contains a non-fiction historical narrative that chronicles the multi-generational history of the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eStrong family\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and their magnificent Greek Revival mansion. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003eThe book weaves together historical timelines centered around the same historic property.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003ePart of t\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003ehe story explores the lives of \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eWilliam Kerley Strong\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prominent 19th-century wool merchant, and his wife, \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSarah Van Gieson Strong\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together, they envisioned and constructed a stunning Greek Revival mansion, living a peaceful, prosperous life until the Civil War.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eThe book also dives into the family's deep patriotic roots. William's father, Josiah, was a Revolutionary War veteran who fought in five battles under General George Washington. William himself went on to become a \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eUnion Brigadier General\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, closely allied with historic leaders like Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eFour generations later, the mansion had fallen into severe disrepair. The narrative follows Josiah’s descendant, \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJoseph N. Strong\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, who takes on the Herculean task of purchasing and faithfully restoring the crumbling monument to save it from total ruin.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eThe book focuses heavily on the idea that \"some things are stronger than stone,\" highlighting how family devotion can outlast physical structures like brick and mortar.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eIt incorporates personal, amusing anecdotes, family lore, and a wealth of archival records preserved by Constance Strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Local","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49438111695086,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1314\/1757\/files\/coveronly.jpg?v=1787087029","url":"https:\/\/www.stompinggrounds.com\/products\/glimmer-of-distant-fields-a-wool-merchants-sojourn-by-cadi-gray-with-constance-strong","provider":"Stomping Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}