Footprints in the Sand is a family history spanning almost a thousand years. Its author, Rivers Carew, the 11th Baronet of Haccombe, Devon, is the last to have lived at the family seat. He wanted to preserve his knowledge of the family, its history, and connection to Devon.The story begins thirty generations back from the present, when the first Carew ancestor was born. Gerald de Windsor was the son of Walter FitzOther, recorded as governor of Windsor Castle in Domesday Book. Gerald married Nest, who was a Princess of Wales, and the family took the name of Carew, after their castle.Much research has gone into this project, uncovering facts about these generations of Carews, how they lived, loved and died. Sir George Carew was drowned when the Mary Rose sank during a battle with the French in the Solent. His wife witnessed the tragedy, with Henry VIII by her side. Thomas Carew, who supported the Royalists during the Civil War, was granted the baronetcy as his reward. A surprising fact to emerge was the discovery of a family connection with Christopher Columbus.The book will intrigue many, not only members of the greatly extended Carew family who have spread to the four corners of the world, but also social historians and those interested in Devon and its people.