The Resource Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation, Maud Newton
Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation, Maud Newton
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The item Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation, Maud Newton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Des Plaines Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother's father, who came of age in Texas during the Great Depression, was said to have married thirteen times and been shot by one of his wives. Her mother's grandfather killed a man with a hay hook and died in an institution. Mental illness and religious fanaticism percolated through Newton's maternal lines back to an ancestor accused of being a witch in Puritan-era Massachusetts. Newton's father, an aerospace engineer turned lawyer, was an educated man who extolled the virtues of slavery and obsessed over the 'purity' of his family bloodline, which he traced back to the Revolutionary War ... Her parents' divorce, when it came, was a relief. Still, her position at the intersection of her family bloodlines inspired in Newton an anxiety that she could not shake, a fear that she would replicate their damage ... As obsessive in her own way as her parents, Newton researched her genealogy--her grandfather's marriages, the accused witch, her ancestors' roles in slavery and genocide--and sought family secrets in her DNA. But immersed in census archives and cousin matches, she yearned for deeper truths. Her journey took her into the realms of genetics, epigenetics, and the debates over intergenerational trauma ... Ancestor Trouble is one writer's attempt to use genealogy ... to expose the secrets and contradictions of her own ancestors, and to argue for the transformational possibilities that reckoning with our ancestors offers all of us"--Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Part one: Genealogy. A doorway ; Not forgotten ; Like a lenticular print
- Part two: Genetic genealogy. Skeletons and magnolias ; Family secrets ; DNA sleuthing ; A universal family tree ; Taking a bite
- Part three: Nature and nurture. It skips a generation ; An impulse to leap ; The idea of heredity ; Genes expressing themselves
- Part four: Physicality. Grandma's eyes ; The family face ; Mugshots from DNA
- Part five: Temperament. Grudging kinship ; Chasing the dream ; Emotional recurrences
- Part six: Inheritance. Heirlooms and disinheritance ; Monstrous bequests ; Not racist ; Disconnection ; Unacknowledged remains
- Part seven: Spirituality. The witch ; Generational curses ; Veneration ; Lineage repair
- Part eight: Creativity. The namesake ; Beneficial and malignant creativity ; Roots
- Isbn
- 9780812997927
- Label
- Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation
- Title
- Ancestor trouble
- Title remainder
- a reckoning and a reconciliation
- Statement of responsibility
- Maud Newton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother's father, who came of age in Texas during the Great Depression, was said to have married thirteen times and been shot by one of his wives. Her mother's grandfather killed a man with a hay hook and died in an institution. Mental illness and religious fanaticism percolated through Newton's maternal lines back to an ancestor accused of being a witch in Puritan-era Massachusetts. Newton's father, an aerospace engineer turned lawyer, was an educated man who extolled the virtues of slavery and obsessed over the 'purity' of his family bloodline, which he traced back to the Revolutionary War ... Her parents' divorce, when it came, was a relief. Still, her position at the intersection of her family bloodlines inspired in Newton an anxiety that she could not shake, a fear that she would replicate their damage ... As obsessive in her own way as her parents, Newton researched her genealogy--her grandfather's marriages, the accused witch, her ancestors' roles in slavery and genocide--and sought family secrets in her DNA. But immersed in census archives and cousin matches, she yearned for deeper truths. Her journey took her into the realms of genetics, epigenetics, and the debates over intergenerational trauma ... Ancestor Trouble is one writer's attempt to use genealogy ... to expose the secrets and contradictions of her own ancestors, and to argue for the transformational possibilities that reckoning with our ancestors offers all of us"--Dust jacket flap
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Newton, Maud
- Dewey number
- 929.20973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CT275.N5225
- LC item number
- A3 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Newton, Maud
- Newton, Maud
- Newton family
- Genetic genealogy
- Racism
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation, Maud Newton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 331-364) 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
- Introduction -- Part one: Genealogy. A doorway ; Not forgotten ; Like a lenticular print -- Part two: Genetic genealogy. Skeletons and magnolias ; Family secrets ; DNA sleuthing ; A universal family tree ; Taking a bite -- Part three: Nature and nurture. It skips a generation ; An impulse to leap ; The idea of heredity ; Genes expressing themselves -- Part four: Physicality. Grandma's eyes ; The family face ; Mugshots from DNA -- Part five: Temperament. Grudging kinship ; Chasing the dream ; Emotional recurrences -- Part six: Inheritance. Heirlooms and disinheritance ; Monstrous bequests ; Not racist ; Disconnection ; Unacknowledged remains -- Part seven: Spirituality. The witch ; Generational curses ; Veneration ; Lineage repair -- Part eight: Creativity. The namesake ; Beneficial and malignant creativity ; Roots
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812997927
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Lccn
- 2021025844
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, genealogical table
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1259585367
- 3964880
- Label
- Ancestor trouble : a reckoning and a reconciliation, Maud Newton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 331-364) 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
- Introduction -- Part one: Genealogy. A doorway ; Not forgotten ; Like a lenticular print -- Part two: Genetic genealogy. Skeletons and magnolias ; Family secrets ; DNA sleuthing ; A universal family tree ; Taking a bite -- Part three: Nature and nurture. It skips a generation ; An impulse to leap ; The idea of heredity ; Genes expressing themselves -- Part four: Physicality. Grandma's eyes ; The family face ; Mugshots from DNA -- Part five: Temperament. Grudging kinship ; Chasing the dream ; Emotional recurrences -- Part six: Inheritance. Heirlooms and disinheritance ; Monstrous bequests ; Not racist ; Disconnection ; Unacknowledged remains -- Part seven: Spirituality. The witch ; Generational curses ; Veneration ; Lineage repair -- Part eight: Creativity. The namesake ; Beneficial and malignant creativity ; Roots
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812997927
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Lccn
- 2021025844
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, genealogical table
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1259585367
- 3964880
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