{"product_id":"altogether-different-a-memoir-about-identity-inheritance-and-the-raid-that-started-the-civil-war-second-edition-with-discussion-guide-9781957024097","title":"Altogether Different: A Memoir About Identity, Inheritance, and the Raid That Started the Civil War: Second Edition With Discussion Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you could choose between being Black and being white, what would you do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Brianna Wheeler, the mixed-race descendant of Dangerfield Newby-first of John Brown's raiders to die at Harpers Ferry in their bid to end slavery-unconsciously chose whiteness, unaware that she had the choice at all. As an adult, following the deaths of her mother and grandmother, Brianna struggled with her own identity, convinced that her lasting legacy would be the rejection of her own Blackness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in 2020, a racial reckoning rekindled her connection to both her heritage and her grandmother's lifelong work of preserving the stories of Dangerfield and the rest of her ancestors, leading Brianna to confront both long-held family dynamics and her own place in history-from a new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique blend of memoir, creative nonfiction and illustration, \u003cem\u003eAltogether Different\u003c\/em\u003e untangles the complex connection between the stories we tell ourselves and the histories preserved for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition includes a classroom and book club discussion guide along with an interview between Brianna Wheeler and author and educator Ryan Ritchie about the work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Korza Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957024097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Brianna Wheeler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524597641397,"sku":"9781957024097","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_26fe94f0-653e-46f4-82a9-3689c4529974.jpg?v=1722920262","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/altogether-different-a-memoir-about-identity-inheritance-and-the-raid-that-started-the-civil-war-second-edition-with-discussion-guide-9781957024097","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}