Family trees : a history of genealogy in America /

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Americans' long and restless search for identity through family trees illuminates the story of America itself, according to François Weil, as preoccupation with social standing, racial purity, and national belonging gave way to an embrace of diversity in one's forebears, pursued through A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weil, François
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Genealogy.
Genealogy > Social aspects > United States.
National characteristics, American.
REFERENCE > Genealogy & Heraldry.
HISTORY > Social History.
Genealogy
Genealogy > Social aspects
National characteristics, American
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lineage and family in colonial America
  • The rise of American genealogy
  • Antebellum blood and vanity
  • "Upon the love of country and pride of race"
  • Pedigrees and the market
  • Everybody's search for roots.

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