WEST COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- History is essential. It is a record of not only events that happened long ago but it also keeps track of our heritage as people. A dramatic look back at America's British ancestors is set to begin as Xlibris announces the release of Our British Heritage -- Volume I: Fight for Independence and Freedom, the compelling new historical book written by Merlene Hutto Byars.
The text looks back at the events of 1200-1337 when the British Isles were in crisis due of the decline of the Roman Empire. It shows in deep detail their fight for independence freedom. At the same time, the book tells the story of the people who were compelled to abandon their motherland in the face of tyranny and for religious reasons. What followed was a long journey from Europe to America which greatly tested their will, their beliefs and their convictions. Ultimately, the emigration to America was based on a complex, multi-factorial and pleury-faceted inter-relationship between peoples of different ethnicity, and religious convictions, beginning long before 1292 when King Edward I of England tried to gain control of Scotland.
For your reading enjoyment and research needs, be sure to order a copy of Merlene Hutto Byars' Our British Heritage -- Volume I at your local bookstore or visit online at Xlibris.com today!
About the Author
Merlene Hutto Byars is no stranger to preserving history. As an artist, publisher and writer, all that she creates reflects in some way her love for the state of South Carolina. She belongs to several literary societies associated with the University of South Carolina. Her fascination with history and genealogy goes back to the time she was twelve years old. She has since traced her family back to Adam and Eve through Royal families in Europe and the Middle East. She has lived in South Carolina most of her life and received her education in Accounting and Journalism. She has published five history books and produced a drama during the Columbia Bicentennial. Byars has shown her artwork, books and genealogy at Oxford University and Cambridge University, England, New Orleans, La. and Lisbon, Portugal.
Our British Heritage - Volume I * by Merlene Hutto Byars
Fight for Independence and Freedom
Publication Date: January 22, 2007
Trade Paperback; $24.99; 444 pages; 978-1-4257-4623-0
Cloth Hardback; $34.99; 444 pages; 978-1-4257-4624-7
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 472. Tearsheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x.876.
Xlibris books can be purchased at Xlibris bookstore. For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.