Rachel L. Swarns

American Tapestry: the Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama (P.s.) Rachel L. Swarns Reprint edition

A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama?s mixed ancestry, American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns is nothing less than a breathtaking and expansive portrait of America itself.

In this extraordinary feat of genealogical research?in the tradition of The Hemmingses of Monticello and Slaves in the Family?author Swarns, a respected Washington-based reporter for the New York Times, 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.

At once epic, provocative, and inspiring, American Tapestry is more than a true family saga; it is an illuminating mirror in which we may all see ourselves.