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Morgan, Francesca.
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Genealogy.
Genealogy -- Political aspects -- United States.
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United States -- Genealogy.
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Morgan, Francesca.
Genealogy.
Genealogy -- Political aspects -- United States.
Genealogy -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Genealogy.
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A
nation
of
descendants
:
politics
and the
practice
of
genealogy
in
U
.S.
history
/ Francesca Morgan.
by
Morgan, Francesca.
The University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
Call #:
929.1072073 M847n
Subjects
Genealogy
.
Genealogy
-- Political aspects -- United States.
Genealogy
-- Social aspects -- United States.
United States --
Genealogy
.
ISBN:
9781469664781 (pbk)
9781469664774 (hc)
Description:
301 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories,
genealogy
has always mattered in the United States, whether for taking stock of kin when organizing a family reunion or drawing on membership -- by blood or other means -- to claim rights to land, inheritances, and more. And since the advent of DNA kits that purportedly trace genealogical relations through genetics, millions of people have used them to learn about their medical histories, biological parentage, and ethnic background. A
Nation
of
Descendants
traces Americans' fascination with tracking family lineage through three centuries. Francesca Morgan examines how specific groups throughout
history
grappled with finding and recording their forebears, focusing on Anglo-American white, Mormon, African American, Jewish, and Native American people. Morgan also describes how individuals and researchers use
genealogy
for personal and scholarly purposes, and she explores how local businesspeople, companies like Ancestry.com, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.'
s
Finding Your Roots series powered the commercialization and commodification of
genealogy
."--Publisher.
Genre:
Family histories.
Holds:
1
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Bedford Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
929.1072073 M847n
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