The Palladino Family in America: Second Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781536973884)

Peter August Hoetjes previously authored The Palladino Family in America (2004), a chronicle of his wife's colorful Italian ancestors lives. He also authored his childhood memoir, Skyscrapers to Windmills, a Captivating Journey to a Bygone Era by a Diplomat's Child. He was born in Yonkers, New York, the only son of a Dutch immigrant, international banker, and American diplomat. Peter, proud father of five grown children and eleven grandchildren is a retired sales marketing executive, a freelance business writer and entrepreneur. The door for him to write professionally opened following his retirement in 1997. He is now working on a fictional historical novel, a story grounded in historical fact that follows the general outline of his great-grandfather's life during the Civil War. He and his wife make their home in Bridgewater, a small quaint pastoral community in northwestern Connecticut, nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires, located about 60 miles north of New York City.