American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama |
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| Authors: | Swarns, Rachel L. |
| Publisher: | Amistad |
| BISAC/Subject: | HIS000000, HIS054000, HIS036000, HIS024000 |
| ISBN: | 9780062204653, Related ISBNs: 0062204653, 9780061999871, 9780062204653 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 432, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama’s mixed ancestry, American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns is nothing less than a breathtaking and expansive portrait of America itself.
In this extraordinary feat of genealogical research—in the tradition of The Hemmingses of Monticello and Slaves in the Family—author Swarns, a respected Washington-based reporter for the New York Times, tells the fascinating and hitherto untold story of Ms. Obama’s black, white, and multiracial ancestors; a history that the First Lady herself did not know.
At once epic, provocative, and inspiring, American Tapestry is more than a true family saga; it is an illuminating mirror in which we may all see ourselves.
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