Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing: e-bog
124,66 DKK
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The acclaimed genealogist and New York Timesbestselling author reveals how she solved some of the most fascinating mysteries of family lineage. Part forensic scientist, part master sleuth, Megan Smolenyak has a unique way of digging up our historical roots. She discovered Barack Obama's Irish ancestryand his relation to Brad Pitt. She revealed the true story of Ellis Island's first immigrant, ...
E-bog
124,66 DKK
Forlag
Citadel Press
Udgivet
24 oktober 2011
Længde
272 sider
Genrer
Reference works
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780806535524
The acclaimed genealogist and New York Timesbestselling author reveals how she solved some of the most fascinating mysteries of family lineage. Part forensic scientist, part master sleuth, Megan Smolenyak has a unique way of digging up our historical roots. She discovered Barack Obama's Irish ancestryand his relation to Brad Pitt. She revealed the true story of Ellis Island's first immigrant, Annie Moore. And she shed light on a startling link between politicians Al Sharpton and Strom Thurmond. In Hey America, Your Roots Are Showing, the ';Indiana Jones of genealogy' reveals how she cracked these and other news-making cases. Along the way, she shares her own story of becoming genealogy's celebrity face. She even explains why her name is squared (Buzzy Jackson, author of Shaking the Family Tree). Whether shes scouring websites to uncover the surprising connections between famous figures or using cutting-edge DNA tests to locate family members of fallen soldiers dating back to the Civil War, Smolenyaks historical sleuthing is as provocative, richly layered, and exciting as America itself. ';Megan is a genealogists dream, a forensic investigator who can also tell a great story.' Sam Roberts, The New York Times