Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage
May 9, 2009 5:04:05 GMT -5
Post by Henry on May 9, 2009 5:04:05 GMT -5
Dear Tan ( 譚 ) Clan Member,
My book, Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage is finally finished.
The purpose of this email is to determine your interest in purchasing the book and how many copies I need printed.
This has been a labor of personal satisfaction researching and writing this book for the past three years. I made three trips to China to find Tan genealogies, other historical materials, and to personally visit many of the Tan sites of interest, including the grave of Tan Hongzhi, the first Tan ancestor in Guangdong province, and even visited the Chengziya, the Neolithic site of the State of Tan from which the Tan surname is derived. I paid for the Chinese to English translations for over 1200 pages from genealogies, histories, and related documents that have provided an abundance of original and fascinating information for this very substantial, readable, and illustrated book of over 400 pages.
Unlike other Chinese surnames, the Tan surname has had at least a half a dozen explanations for the origin and history of the Tan surname. It has been a real challenge to unravel the utter confusion associated with the history, heritage, and lineage of the Tan clan spanning almost 5 millennia and integrating them into a coherent and comprehensive Tan history. This has been accomplished!
The history includes detailed lineages from Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor (2697 BC – 2597 BC) to the present. In my case, this is 148 generations, name by name, from Huang Di to my grandchildren. If you have a Tan genealogy book with lineages originating from within Guangdong province with Tan Hongzhi as the first Tan ancestor – then, you should be able to trace your lineage of 140 plus generations - all the way back to Huang Di.
This book contains rare information on the Tan clan and its lineages not found on the Internet or in any books published in English or Chinese. I wrote this book primarily for my family, not for the public, however, since a number of Tan clan members have indicated they would like a copy, I am offering to provide it.
This is a highly unique book on the heritage and lineage of the Tan clan, written in English, the only one of its kind in the world, unavailable anywhere at any price. If you have enjoyed my website: Tom Genealogy [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepzaui/index.html ], you will certainly enjoy this book as there is so much updated and fascinating new information. This historical account of our clan origins and genealogy of the Tan clan will be appreciated by our children and their children.
Following the Chinese custom of financing the compilation of a Chinese clan genealogy book by the collective sharing of costs (which I have already incurred), I am requesting my fellow Tan clansmen, their family or friends, to also follow this Chinese tradition and to contribute $100 USD per copy, a modest investment to own a copy of our Tan clan’s historical roots. We will print only what is required since this is not a commercial venture. As the number of copies will be few, the cost to publish a limited number of books is rather expensive. Please circulate this email to other family members and relatives. My plan is to have this book printed, professionally, and distributed before the end of this Summer.
If you want to understand, to know and to have your heritage and family/clan lineages of nearly 5,000 years, or a great coffee table book, order your copy of Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage ! Tell me how many copies you wish by May 31, 2009, via email and followed a check or money order, so I know how many copies to print. For each copy, please include $10 USD for domestic shipping and $20 USD for shipping outside the USA. In the US, personal checks are acceptable. Overseas orders require a money order, bank or Western Union money transfer – please advise on the transfer mode selected.
I thank you for your interest and support.
My best regards,
Henry
Tomclan@Gmail.com
My book, Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage is finally finished.
The purpose of this email is to determine your interest in purchasing the book and how many copies I need printed.
This has been a labor of personal satisfaction researching and writing this book for the past three years. I made three trips to China to find Tan genealogies, other historical materials, and to personally visit many of the Tan sites of interest, including the grave of Tan Hongzhi, the first Tan ancestor in Guangdong province, and even visited the Chengziya, the Neolithic site of the State of Tan from which the Tan surname is derived. I paid for the Chinese to English translations for over 1200 pages from genealogies, histories, and related documents that have provided an abundance of original and fascinating information for this very substantial, readable, and illustrated book of over 400 pages.
Unlike other Chinese surnames, the Tan surname has had at least a half a dozen explanations for the origin and history of the Tan surname. It has been a real challenge to unravel the utter confusion associated with the history, heritage, and lineage of the Tan clan spanning almost 5 millennia and integrating them into a coherent and comprehensive Tan history. This has been accomplished!
The history includes detailed lineages from Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor (2697 BC – 2597 BC) to the present. In my case, this is 148 generations, name by name, from Huang Di to my grandchildren. If you have a Tan genealogy book with lineages originating from within Guangdong province with Tan Hongzhi as the first Tan ancestor – then, you should be able to trace your lineage of 140 plus generations - all the way back to Huang Di.
This book contains rare information on the Tan clan and its lineages not found on the Internet or in any books published in English or Chinese. I wrote this book primarily for my family, not for the public, however, since a number of Tan clan members have indicated they would like a copy, I am offering to provide it.
This is a highly unique book on the heritage and lineage of the Tan clan, written in English, the only one of its kind in the world, unavailable anywhere at any price. If you have enjoyed my website: Tom Genealogy [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepzaui/index.html ], you will certainly enjoy this book as there is so much updated and fascinating new information. This historical account of our clan origins and genealogy of the Tan clan will be appreciated by our children and their children.
Following the Chinese custom of financing the compilation of a Chinese clan genealogy book by the collective sharing of costs (which I have already incurred), I am requesting my fellow Tan clansmen, their family or friends, to also follow this Chinese tradition and to contribute $100 USD per copy, a modest investment to own a copy of our Tan clan’s historical roots. We will print only what is required since this is not a commercial venture. As the number of copies will be few, the cost to publish a limited number of books is rather expensive. Please circulate this email to other family members and relatives. My plan is to have this book printed, professionally, and distributed before the end of this Summer.
If you want to understand, to know and to have your heritage and family/clan lineages of nearly 5,000 years, or a great coffee table book, order your copy of Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage ! Tell me how many copies you wish by May 31, 2009, via email and followed a check or money order, so I know how many copies to print. For each copy, please include $10 USD for domestic shipping and $20 USD for shipping outside the USA. In the US, personal checks are acceptable. Overseas orders require a money order, bank or Western Union money transfer – please advise on the transfer mode selected.
I thank you for your interest and support.
My best regards,
Henry
Tomclan@Gmail.com
