The Resource American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama, Rachel L. Swarns
American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama, Rachel L. Swarns
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The item American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama, Rachel L. Swarns represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ripon Public Library.
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- Summary
- A family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, covering a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations that bears witness to the changes in the nation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
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- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- Contents
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- The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots
- Migration. Phoebe, the wanderer ; St. Louis ; Siren song of the North ; A family grows in Chicago ; Exploding dreams ; A child of the Jazz Age ; A man of promise ; Stumbling backward ; Love in hard times ; Struggling and striving ; The search for the truth : Cleveland
- The demise of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. A man on the rise ; Left behind ; Neither Black nor white ; The reckoning ; Birmingham, the magic city ; Two brothers, two destinies ; The one-armed patriarch ; Twilight ; The search for the truth : Atlanta
- Slavery and emancipation. A slave girl named Melvinia ; Journey to Georgia ; South Carolina gold ; A child is born ; Born free ; Exodus ; The Civil War ; Uneasy freedom
- Isbn
- 9780061999864
- Label
- American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama
- Title
- American tapestry
- Title remainder
- the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachel L. Swarns
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, covering a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations that bears witness to the changes in the nation
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- TOH
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Swarns, Rachel L
- Dewey number
- 973.932092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E909.O24
- LC item number
- S93 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Obama, Michelle
- Presidents' spouses
- African Americans
- United States
- Label
- American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama, Rachel L. Swarns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-367) and index
- Contents
- The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- Migration. Phoebe, the wanderer ; St. Louis ; Siren song of the North ; A family grows in Chicago ; Exploding dreams ; A child of the Jazz Age ; A man of promise ; Stumbling backward ; Love in hard times ; Struggling and striving ; The search for the truth : Cleveland -- The demise of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. A man on the rise ; Left behind ; Neither Black nor white ; The reckoning ; Birmingham, the magic city ; Two brothers, two destinies ; The one-armed patriarch ; Twilight ; The search for the truth : Atlanta -- Slavery and emancipation. A slave girl named Melvinia ; Journey to Georgia ; South Carolina gold ; A child is born ; Born free ; Exodus ; The Civil War ; Uneasy freedom
- Control code
- ocn784032715
- Dimensions
-
- 24 cm.
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
-
- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780061999864
- Other physical details
-
- ill. (some col.), geneal. tables, ports.
- ill. (some col.), geneal. tables
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)784032715
- (OCoLC)782988218
- Label
- American tapestry : the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama, Rachel L. Swarns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-367) and index
- Contents
- The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- Migration. Phoebe, the wanderer ; St. Louis ; Siren song of the North ; A family grows in Chicago ; Exploding dreams ; A child of the Jazz Age ; A man of promise ; Stumbling backward ; Love in hard times ; Struggling and striving ; The search for the truth : Cleveland -- The demise of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. A man on the rise ; Left behind ; Neither Black nor white ; The reckoning ; Birmingham, the magic city ; Two brothers, two destinies ; The one-armed patriarch ; Twilight ; The search for the truth : Atlanta -- Slavery and emancipation. A slave girl named Melvinia ; Journey to Georgia ; South Carolina gold ; A child is born ; Born free ; Exodus ; The Civil War ; Uneasy freedom
- Control code
- ocn784032715
- Dimensions
-
- 24 cm.
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
-
- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- 391 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780061999864
- Other physical details
-
- ill. (some col.), geneal. tables, ports.
- ill. (some col.), geneal. tables
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)784032715
- (OCoLC)782988218
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