Author:
Weil, François.
ImprintCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description304 p. ; 22 cm.
Note:Lineage and family in colonial America -- The rise of American genealogy -- Antebellum blood and vanity -- "Upon the love of country and pride of race" -- Pedigrees and the market -- Everybody's search for roots.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.