One Blacksmith, Two Continents

Born in Banat, near Tarascon-sur-Ariège, at the start of the 19^th century, Antoine Ville, who everyone believed was predestined to follow his parents' humble path into farming, entered the world of ironworks and blacksmithing by chance.

He became an excellent ironworker and stayed in the country, until the day the world opened up to him. His adventure with a thousand twists and turns took him to Mexico, where he founded a new blacksmithing family.
The love of his parents, traditions and country would remain engraved in his heart.
After listening to his descendants, scattered between France, the United States and Mexico, Denise Déjean has reconstructed the puzzle of Antoine Ville's extraordinary life while respecting the facts and the places. The author's novelistic touch enhances its epic value."