Family Trees

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Family Trees by François Weil, Harvard University Press
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Author: François Weil ISBN: 9780674076372
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: April 30, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: François Weil
ISBN: 9780674076372
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: April 30, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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 Ancestry.com and advances in DNA testing.

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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 Ancestry.com and advances in DNA testing.

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