Family Trees

A History of Genealogy in America

François Weil

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$40.00 • £32.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674045835

Publication Date: 04/30/2013

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320 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Prologue
1. Lineage and Family in Colonial America
2. The Rise of American Genealogy
3. Antebellum Blood and Vanity
4. “Upon the Love of Country and Pride of Race”
5. Pedigrees and the Market
6. Everybody’s Search for Roots
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

Awards & Accolades

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2013

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