Knowing

About the Book

Based on real-life dates and events, this book tells the story of James Hardy Fielding. James was born to a single mother who was determined to provide a loving, supportive home for her child. From meager beginnings, James grew, married, and raised his own family of eleven children against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution in England. A midlife turn of events launched James, his children, and his grandchildren to a destination and life dramatically different from their beginnings.

About the Author

Linden Fielding received his engineering degree from Utah State University after growing up on a large farm in the western United States. He helped managed that farm while he and his wife, Ann, raised their five children. Later, he managed several businesses, packing and shipping fresh potatoes across the United States. Eventually, he managed an international construction company doing business in Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, as well as across the United States. While researching the lives of early immigrants to the United States, he became deeply aware of the unique and rugged lives led by some of the men and women who came before us.