American Tapestry
The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Rachel L Swarns | ISBN: | 9780062204653 |
| Publisher: | Amistad | Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Amistad | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rachel L Swarns |
| ISBN: | 9780062204653 |
| Publisher: | Amistad |
| Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Amistad |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
