Tomlinson Hill : the remarkable story of two families who share the Tomlinson name--one white, one black Chris Tomlinson ; foreword by LaDanian Tomlinson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomlinson, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tomlinson, Chris--Family.

Tomlinson, Chris.

Tomlinson, LaDainian--Family.

Tomlinson, LaDainian.

Tomlinson Hill (Tex.)--Biography.

Tomlinson Hill (Tex.).

African Americans--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--Biography.

African Americans.

White people--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--Biography.

White people.

Enslaved persons--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--Biography.

Enslaved persons.

Slaveholders--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--Biography.

Slaveholders.

Plantations--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--History.

Plantations.

Slavery--Texas--Tomlinson Hill--History.

Slavery.

Tomlinson Hill (Tex.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

xii, 430 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Foreign correspondent Chris Tomlinson returns to Texas to discover the truth about his family's slave owning history, [telling] the story of two families, one black and one white, who trace their ancestry to the same Central Texas slave plantation. Tomlinson discovers that his counterpart in the African American family is LaDainian Tomlinson, one of the greatest running backs in the history of the National Football League"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-413) and index.

ISBN:

9781250005472 (hbk.)

1250005477 (hbk.)

OCLC:

857981759

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