The Four Pillars: A Genealogical Journey traces the genealogical progression of four families-JOYCE,SANCHO, ROBERTSON and SAMUELS. It is a revelation and chronicle of their lives-Out of Africa into slavery, emancipation and colonialism. It is a story of survival, and endurance. Neither of the four families produced a €œChicken George€. Still, our larger-than-life ancestral characters performed with courage, dignity, grace and fortitude. Bob, Fothergill, Frederick and William stood up in the company of Damon in August, 1834, under one flag in Trinity Church yard.They won that round, won that €˜battle€™, but fi nally lost the war! Th e planters, led by Charles Bean, were held at bay for the crucial hours pending the arrival of the colonial governor and his militia. Damon would be hanged while his four deputies were sentenced to transportation to Australia€™s penal colonies. With the extreme shortage of labor, pardons were engineered on their behalf. Almost a Retail 9752732186 Kisilikler Kaan Arslanoglu icin roman farkli yasam seyirlerinin denendigi bir laboratuvar gibi. (...) Yazar belli bir basinc uygulandiginda insanlara neler oldugunu gozlemliyor: Ne kadar dayaniyorlar, ne zaman degismeye basliyorlar, hangi yonde degisim gosteriyorlar? Yazar laboratuvar sefi olarak tepki bicimlerinden yalnizca bireyler hakkinda cikarim yapmakla kalmiyor, (...) ayrica kendilerinin veya birbirlerinin davranislarinin degismesiyle olusturduklari toplumsal iliskilerin de yeni bastan duzenlenip duzenlenmedigini ogrenmek istiyor. (...) Bunun sonucunda cok zengin bir bicimde tabakalandirilmis, fakat (...) kisinin vaktinin yarisini romanin hangi duzleminde bulundugunu cozmekle gecirmesine yol acmayacak kadar zekice yapilandirilmis bir roman ortaya cikiyor." Karl Markus Gauss (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)"Arslanoglu, Turkiye gercegini gozler onune serebilmek icin romaninda degisik karakterler yaratmis. (...) Bunlar, hem Halit Ziya Usakligil'in pek sevdigim bir deyisiyle 'ozel ve kisisel