"A History of The Blacketts tells the story of the family century by century as they spread out from their ancestral home of Woodcroft in medieval Weardale to other parts of the Uunited Kingdom and around the English-speaking world, some achieving eminence and some notoriety. It follows a broadly chronological theme, charting the changing fortunes of different branches of the family within the context of the evolving society in which they lived, and includes examples of the interesting - and sometimes bizarre - events that affected the lives of a number of Blacketts in different ways. The book is fully referenced and also includes simplified genealogical charts showing the broad lines of ancestry and descent of a number of the key early Blacketts. It has been written in an easy-to-read style, though without sacrificing scholastic integrity"--Book jacket.