This 713-page epic spans multiple centuries and takes the reader on a very long journey from 1693 through to 2013. It involves two families, the old and the new world, the environment versus man’s wanton lust for more and the interconnections between our past, the current situation and the world’s future. It also forces the reader to acknowledge Europeans settlers disconnect from the environment versus the strong interconnections that the Native Americans and Maori had/have w