The Resource The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768
- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838
- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848
- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855
- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio
- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer
- Civil War : Wall & Gibson
- Gibson : February 2, 1866
- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s
- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878
- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880
- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92
- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91
- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900
- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909
- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912
- Gibson : Paris, 1931
- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white
- Title
- The invisible line
- Title remainder
- three American families and the secret journey from Black to white
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Subject
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- trueUnited States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- trueUnited States
- Walls family
- Gibson family
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- trueMultiracial persons -- Identity
- truePassing (Identity) -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace (Biology)
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace awareness
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace relations
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Spencer family
- Language
- eng
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2011.
- J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, 2012.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 380196
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sharfstein, Daniel J
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gibson family
- Spencer family
- Walls family
- Racially mixed people
- Miscegenation
- Passing (Identity)
- Race
- Race awareness
- United States
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- three American families and the secret journey from Black to white
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-383) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768 -- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838 -- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848 -- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855 -- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio -- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer -- Civil War : Wall & Gibson -- Gibson : February 2, 1866 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s -- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880 -- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909 -- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912 -- Gibson : Paris, 1931 -- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- BRO-copy20110228-078
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn650210744
- (OCoLC)650210744
- 233222
- Label
- The invisible line : three American families and the secret journey from Black to white, Daniel J. Sharfstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-383) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Gibson : Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1768 -- Wall : Rockingham, North Carolina, 1838 -- Spencer : Clay County, Kentucky, 1848 -- Gibson : New Haven, Connecticut, 1850-55 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County Kentucky, 1855 -- Wall : September 1858, Oberlin, Ohio -- Civil War : Wall, Gibson, and Spencer -- Civil War : Wall & Gibson -- Gibson : February 2, 1866 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., June 14, 1871 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, 1870s -- Gibson : Washington, D.C., 1878 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., January 21, 1880 -- Gibson : Washington, New Orleans, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1888-92 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1890-91 -- Spencer : Jordan Gap, Spring 1900 -- Wall : Washington, D.C., 1909 -- Spencer : Home Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia 1912 -- Gibson : Paris, 1931 -- Wall : Freeport, Long Island, 1946
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781594202827
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010029647
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- BRO-copy20110228-078
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn650210744
- (OCoLC)650210744
- 233222
Subject
- trueUnited States -- Race relations -- Case studies
- trueUnited States
- Walls family
- Gibson family
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- trueMultiracial persons -- Identity
- truePassing (Identity) -- Case studies
- Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace (Biology)
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace awareness
- Race awareness -- United States -- Case studies
- trueRace relations
- Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States -- Case studies
- Spencer family
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- trueLukas Prize Project: J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2011
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