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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-101469626144

ISBN-139781469626147

eBay Product ID (ePID)211946513

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFinding Your Roots : the Official Companion to the PBS Series

SubjectGenealogy & Heraldry, Ethnic Studies / General, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year2015

TypeNot Available

AuthorHenry Louis Gates Jr.

Subject AreaReference, Social Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2014-011444

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsIn telling these stories, Gates provides clues to readers of how they can conduct their own searches and the value to be found in immigration records and the 1870 census. -- Booklist, A painstakingly researched genealogical tapestry weaving a wonderful tribute to America as a very culturally rich melting pot.--Kam Williams, "A painstakingly researched genealogical tapestry weaving a wonderful tribute to America as a very culturally rich melting pot." -- Kam Williams, In telling these stories, Gates provides clues to readers of how they can conduct their own searches and the value to be found in immigration records and the 1870 census.-- Booklist, A painstakingly researched genealogical tapestry weaving a wonderful tribute to America as a very culturally rich melting pot. -- Kam Williams, "In telling these stories, Gates provides clues to readers of how they can conduct their own searches and the value to be found in immigration records and the 1870 census." -- Booklist

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal929.1072

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisWho are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots , the companion book to the PBS documentary series seen by 30 million people. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time than ever before. Gates's investigations take on the personal and genealogical histories of more than twenty luminaries, including United States Congressman John Lewis, actor Robert Downey Jr., CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, President of the Becoming American Institute Linda Chavez, and comedian Margaret Cho. Interwoven with their moving stories of immigration, assimilation, strife, and success, Gates provides practical information for amateur genealogists just beginning archival research on their own families' roots, and he details the advances in genetic research now available to the public. The result is an illuminating exploration of who we are, how we lost track of our roots, and how we can find them again., Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots , the companion book to the PBS documentary series seen by 30 million people. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time than ever before. Gates's investigations take on the personal and genealogical histories of more than twenty luminaries, including United States Congressman John Lewis, actor Robert Downey Jr., CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, President of the "Becoming American Institute" Linda Chavez, and comedian Margaret Cho. Interwoven with their moving stories of immigration, assimilation, strife, and success, Gates provides practical information for amateur genealogists just beginning archival research on their own families' roots, and he details the advances in genetic research now available to the public. The result is an illuminating exploration of who we are, how we lost track of our roots, and how we can find them again., Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time than ever before.