An American Family Sampler, The Founding Generation 1814-1908 [Donald P. Mazzella] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Set in the American Century from 1814 to 2003, An American Family Sampler is a chronicle of five generations who built and ultimately destroyed a great company. From its mercantile roots through country banking then morphing into a manufacturing and shipping giant and eventually becoming a financial powerhouse
