{"product_id":"american-tapestry-the-story-of-the-black-white-and-multiracial-ancestors-of-michelle-obama-9780061999871","title":"American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Tapestry\u003c\/em\u003e by Rachel L. Swarns is nothing less than a breathtaking and expansive portrait of America itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary feat of genealogical research--in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Hemmingses of Monticello \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSlaves in the Family\u003c\/em\u003e--author Swarns, a respected Washington-based reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, tells the fascinating and hitherto untold story of Ms. Obama's black, white, and multiracial ancestors; a history that the First Lady herself did not know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once epic, provocative, and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Tapestry\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a true family saga; it is an illuminating mirror in which we may all see ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061999871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2013 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel L. Swarns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916747641013,"sku":"9780061999871","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8da9921f-ca31-49e8-8264-21ada8a16741.jpg?v=1687270026","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-tapestry-the-story-of-the-black-white-and-multiracial-ancestors-of-michelle-obama-9780061999871","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}