Bibliograph

Finding your roots, the official companion to the PBS series, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Season 2

Type

Label

Finding your roots, the official companion to the PBS series, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Season 2

Language

eng

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Finding your roots

Oclc number

928889448

Responsibility statement

Henry Louis Gates Jr

Sub title

the official companion to the PBS series

Summary

A companion to the hit PBS documentary series explores how cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research are enabling unprecedented understandings of human heritage, tracing the histories of such notables as Ken Burns, Stephen King, and Derek Jeter

Table Of Contents

In search of our fathers: Stephen King, Gloria Reuben, and Courtney Vance -- Born champions: Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter, and Rebecca Lobo -- Our American storytellers: Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper, and Anna Deavere Smith -- Roots of freedom: Ben Affleck, Ben Jealous, and Khandi Alexander -- The melting pot: Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai, and Aarón Sánchez -- We come from people: Nasir Jones, Angela Bassett, and Valerie Jarrett -- Our people, our traditions: Alan Dershowitz, Carole King, and Tony Kushner -- British empire: Sting, Deepak Chopra, and Sally Field -- Ancient roots: Tina Fey, David Sedaris, and George Stephanopoulos -- Decoding our past: Jessica Alba, Deval Patrick, and Henry Louis Gates Jr

Target audience

adult

Classification