Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. 1. Lineage and Family in Colonial America 8
5. 2. The Rise of American Genealogy 42
6. 3. Antebellum Blood and Vanity 78
7. 4. “Upon the Love of Country and Pride of Race” 112
8. 5. Pedigrees and the Market 143
9. 6. Everybody’s Search for Roots 180
10. Abbreviations 219
11. Notes 223
12. Acknowledgments 285
13. Index 291