Family trees : a history of genealogy in America / François Weil.
Traces the history of genealogy in the United States, from its early preoccupation with social status and lineage, to a nineteenth-century search for Anglo-Saxon roots, to a twentieth-century acceptance of diversity and the introduction of DNA technology.
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- ISBN: 9780674045835 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0674045831 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 304 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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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Subject: | Genealogy. Genealogy > Social aspects > United States. National characteristics, American. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | CS 9 .W45 2013 | 30775305456866 | General Collection | Available | - |