{"product_id":"next-stop-america-a-true-family-story-from-the-american-revolution-to-becoming-american-hardcover","title":"Next Stop America: A True Family Story from the American Revolution to Becoming American - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1779, a seventeen-year-old French boy crossed the Atlantic to help America win its freedom. More than fifty years later, his grandson crossed it to make America his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth were real. Both are the author's ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiméon Gaugien left his family's vineyard in eastern France and enlisted in an artillery regiment. He sailed with the French expeditionary force and served at Yorktown, where French guns helped force the British surrender. Then he went home, married, and farmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis grandson Charles André grew up on those stories, and on the family saying: \u003cem\u003eStrong roots make a sturdy vine, and a sturdy vine weathers any storm.\u003c\/em\u003e In 1832, after his grandfather's death and years of hard harvests, the family sailed for New York. Charles André was fourteen. He carried his grandfather's stories and a small pouch of sweet clover from the garden at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe boy was real. The soldier was real. The family was real.\u003c\/strong\u003e Siméon's service appears in French military records. Charles André's voyage appears on the passenger manifest of the brig \u003cem\u003eLarpool\u003c\/em\u003e, which reached New York on June 5, 1832.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNext Stop America\u003c\/em\u003e tells their story in full-page illustrations for readers ages 7 to 11. The back matter separates what is documented from what is imagined, offers questions for the classroom and the dinner table, and shows children how to start finding their own family's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA natural choice for families, classrooms, and libraries marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParents and grandparents reading aloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent readers ages 7 to 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElementary classrooms and school libraries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomeschool families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung readers discovering the Revolution and the immigrant experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Hart is a direct descendant of both men. \u003cem\u003eNext Stop America\u003c\/em\u003e is adapted for young readers from his history \u003cem\u003eVineyards to Victory: A French Soldier, Yorktown, and the Making of an American Family\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67849407594648,"sku":"9798999760791","price":40.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/rBg7FwhYjT9798999760791.webp?v=1793397075","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/next-stop-america-a-true-family-story-from-the-american-revolution-to-becoming-american-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}