Journey Beyond the Narrows

About the Book

Journey Beyond the Narrows explores the history of an American family whose origin is traced to eleven immigrants who arrived in America in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. These individuals came through the Narrows into upper New York Harbor to begin their American journey. They were escaping famine in Ireland, poverty, political oppression, or lack of opportunity—or all three combined in Finland, Germany, and Scotland. Journey Beyond the Narrows does not provide just names and facts about these individuals but puts their lives in the context of the times in which they lived in their home countries and in America. It is the story of how two of their descendants reared six children in the Bronx, New York.

About the Author

Jeremiah James Lewis was born and reared in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, New York. He graduated from Fordham University and became a certified public accountant. He went on to become a senior financial officer at J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated in Manhattan and at Midland Bank plc in the City of London. He received an honorary life membership in Financial Executives International in recognition of his work at Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc., where he also served as a member of the board of trustees.