Lexington Books
Pages: 144
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7391-6620-8 • Hardback • October 2012 • $102.00 • (£78.00)
978-0-7391-6623-9 • eBook • October 2012 • $96.50 • (£74.00)
Amy M. Smith is assistant professor at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.
Chapter 1. The Spark of Interest
Chapter 2. Meeting Your Ancestors
Chapter 3. Planting the Family Tree
Chapter 4. Family Connections
Chapter 5. Reclaiming the Past for the Future
Chapter 6. One Big Happy Family
Chapter 7. Passing it On
In Tracing Family Lines, Dr. Amy M. Smith artfully weaves her personal quest to understand her family history into a broader—and deeper—look at the vibrant intersections of story, history, and communication in families. This book will no doubt become an important volume for scholars and teachers interested in families, family communication, family stories, family histories, and geneaological research.
— Dr. Christopher N. Poulos, University of North Carolina at Greensboro