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Author | : Stephen Hanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2013-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781939995001 |
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What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississippi, and ultimately to its African roots? For author Stephen Hanks his quest begins with mere curiosity when he reads the obituary of his uncle, and soon blossoms into a full-blown genealogical investigation. Using standard genealogical tools-interviews, census records, and other sources-he delves into the past, soon finding that he must follow two families, his own and that of those who held his ancestors in bondage. The search takes on a life of its own when Hanks discovers some of the present-day descendants of plantation owner and slaveholder Richard Eskridge. With their help he is able to follow the trail back to Colonel George Eskridge of Virginia, whose namesake was none other than George Washington, the Father of Our Country. Hanks continues to probe, and eventually identifies and visits the homeland of his ancestors in Africa. Akee Tree is not only an honest and unbiased exploration into one family's history; it is a search for identity for a man and his people. Revealing and at times painful, the reader shares the joy of discovery and the shock of realization as author Hanks uncovers the truth about his ancestors. This objective and dramatic account is a powerful testimony to those who may share the same surname today but may have come from vastly different circumstances. In the end it is an affirmation of life and a powerful invitation to reach out to each other in the spirit of reconciliation.
Author | : Elbert Luther Little |
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Total Pages | : 1044 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Trees |
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Author | : Joseph Blanchard Powell |
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Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Africans |
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Author | : Donald G. Barceloux |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 1196 |
Release | : 2012-03-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1118382765 |
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Interest and information in the field of medical toxicology has grown rapidly, but there has never been a concise, authoritative reference focused on the subjects of natural substances, chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse, and pharmaceutical overdoses. Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment.
Author | : James Donn |
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Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1826 |
Genre | : Botanical gardens |
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Author | : Liberty Hyde Bailey |
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Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1900 |
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Author | : Liberty Hyde Bailey |
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Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Gardening |
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Author | : Liberty Hyde Bailey |
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Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Author | : Liberty Hyde Bailey |
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Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 1910 |
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Release | : 1909 |
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