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Faces of America : how 12 extraordinary people discovered their pasts Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks CS 49 .G38 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Genealogy--Case studies.
- United States.
- Genetic genealogy--United States--Case studies.
- Genetic genealogy.
- Race--Biography.
- Race.
- United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction.
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Family histories.
- Physical Description:
- x, 278 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2010].
- Summary:
- Traces the genetic history of twelve famous Americans such as Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep, and Kristi Yamaguchi, by analyzing their DNA and comparing it to historical data.
- Contents:
- A note on DNA testing
- Mike Nichols
- Meryl Streep
- Queen Noor
- Louise Erdrich
- Yo-Yo Ma
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Mario Batali
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Stephen Colbert
- Kristi Yamaguchi
- Eva Longoria Parker
- DNA appendix / by Nathan Pearson.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Based on PBS television series Faces of America hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection.
- ISBN:
- 9780814732649
- 081473264X
- OCLC:
- 587143242
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