Publication

2012 - Amistad, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

97,750 words, Guess

Page Count

391 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveamericantapestry0000swar
  • ISBN-100061999865
  • ISBN-100061999873
  • ISBN-139780061999864
  • ISBN-139780061999871
and 6 more

Classifications

  • DDC973.932092
  • DDCB
  • LCCE909.O24 S93 2012
and 1 more
  • LCCE909

Description

A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry as well as a portrait of America itself in an epic and inspiring family saga. 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. -- Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • American tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle ObamaAmistad2012-01-01

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