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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780061999864
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061999865
ISBN-13
9780061999864
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111085497
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Tapestry : the Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Women, Genealogy & Heraldry, Social History, General, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Reference, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-454035
Reviews
Riveting. . . . American Tapestry is not only the remarkable story of the first lady's family, providing insight into some of the wonderful traits that have been passed down to her, but also a microcosm of this country's story as well., [A] meticulous, detailed investigation into Mrs. Obama's family tree. . . . American Tapestry holds rewards., Swarns discovers an interesting world that not only helps to define the First Lady's personal background but is also an essential piece of the fabric that makes up America's roots. . . . A great glimpse into America's multicultural foundations., In this tour de force of biological sleuthing, Rachel L. Swarns explodes simplistic notions of life and love in the Old South.. . . . Swarns has bestowed upon all Americans a revelatory understanding of our shared racial heritage., Extraordinary. . . . A fascinating account of the First Lady's family. . . . No political [book] has ever looked like this one., Rachel Swarns has not only excavated, with painstaking care, the family tree that is Michelle Obama's, but, with great insight and beautiful prose, has revealed the complex, eye-opening, and disconcerting experiences that are America. This is a work of impressive historical imagination and deep cultural significance., A completely fascinating look at the complex ancestry of one family, African Americans, and all Americans., The First Family becomes ever more fascinating-and ever more representative of the nation as a whole-in Rachel Swarns's terrific investigation into the roots of Michelle Obama. . . . This is a most compelling read and more evidence for our interconnectedness as a people., Riveting. . . . A microcosm of this country's story. . . . The real-life saga of struggle, survival, triumph and tragedy serves as an uplifting companion to Alex Haley's Roots ., Swarns has unearthed and disseminated crucial American history here. . . . A remarkable, only-in-America story that Swarns tells with care and thoughtfulness. . . . Her passion for the story is clear and striking. . . . This book is a worthy and significant endeavor., 'A grand, important book that shows how American bloodlines are rarely wholly black or purely white, neither one race nor another. Nowhere is that more true than in American Tapestry, an eloquent history of the First Lady's family.' (James McBride, author of the New York Times bestseller The Color of Water ), An engrossing book. . . . Swarns outlines the fascinating journeys taken by various ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama—the people who, across the generations, helped make her who she is today., Tremendously moving. . . . Swarns provides numerous tales of heartbreak and achievement, many of which essentially make up the American story., The First Family becomes ever more fascinating—and ever more representative of the nation as a whole—in Rachel Swarns's terrific investigation into the roots of Michelle Obama. . . . This is a most compelling read and more evidence for our interconnectedness as a people., Richly detailed. . . . A lushly layered portrait of the nation itself. . . .Swarns weaves a narrative in which massive social changes (slavery, Reconstruction, the Great Migration) and the microscopic details of DNA play equally important roles., Swarns paints a vivid, intriguing portrait of people whose struggles, losses, and triumphs speak volumes about the pull of family and the power of American endurance., A grand, important book that shows how American bloodlines are rarely wholly black or purely white, neither one race nor another. Nowhere is that more true than in American Tapestry, an eloquent history of the First Lady's family., An engrossing book. . . . Swarns outlines the fascinating journeys taken by various ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama-the people who, across the generations, helped make her who she is today., Illuminating. . . . Unforgettable in its sweep and movingly told, American Tapestry has the power to reshape our understanding of the phrase 'descended from slaves.', 'Rachel Swarns has not only excavated, with painstaking care, the family tree that is Michelle Obama's, but, with great insight and beautiful prose, has revealed the complex, eye-opening, and disconcerting experiences that are America. This is a work of impressive historical imagination and deep cultural significance.' (Steven Hahn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Nation under Our Feet )
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
973.932092
Synopsis
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., Michelle Obama's family saga is a remarkable, quintessentially American story-a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations. Yet, until now, little has been reported on the First Lady's roots. Prodigiously researched, American Tapestry traces the complex and fascinating tale of Michelle Obama's ancestors, a history that the First Lady did not even know herself. Rachel L. Swarns, a correspondent for the New York Times, brings into focus the First Lady's black, white, and multiracial forebears, and reveals for the first time the identity of Mrs. Obama's white great-great-great-grandfather-a man who remained hidden in her lineage for more than a century. American Tapestry illuminates the lives of the ordinary people in Mrs. Obama's family tree who fought for freedom in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; who endured the agonies of slavery, the disappointment of Reconstruction, the displacement of the Great Migration, and the horrors of Jim Crow to build a better future for their children. Swarns even found a possible link to the Jewish Reform movement. Though it is an intimate family history, American Tapestry is also the collective chronicle of our changing nation, a nation in which racial intermingling lingers in the bloodlines of countless citizens and slavery was the crucible through which many family lines-black, white, and Native American-were forged. Epic in scope and beautifully rendered, this is a singularly inspiring story with resonance for us all., 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.
LC Classification Number
E909
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- w***w (274)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook exactly as described. Carefully packed, fast delivery. Highest rec. There was a separate note from the author hidden inside the taped dust jacket :) Thanks! A+ seller.
- a***o (106)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseThis book is in perfect condition, as if I just picked it up off the shelf in the 1980s. Packaging was size appropriate and looks exactly as describes. Ship time within 2 weeks. Great valueGolden Books A Golden Guide 1974 CACTI Venning PB (#116413935189)
- u***m (9308)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseEXCELLENT VALUE -- prompt shipping, items better than described and very safely packed -- FIVE STARS !!!!