Four Fathers: From Roots to Reckoning

By Patricia Knapp Johnston

Four Fathers: From Roots to Reckoning traces one family's journey across generations of Southern history-from frontier settlements and the Civil War to railroads, war, faith, loss, and reconciliation. Through genealogy, historical research, and personal reflection, Patricia Johnston explores the lives of four fathers whose choices and struggles shaped the generations that followed.

Part family history, part memoir, and part exploration of inheritance, this book examines what is passed down through families beyond blood alone: resilience, silence, faith, wounds, and the possibility of healing. Set against the backdrop of Alabama, Georgia, and the American South, Four Fathers invites readers to consider how the past continues to shape the present-and how understanding our roots can help us chart a different future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9Y1WNLQ
• ISBN13: 9798994230312
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Wildwood Legacy Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"