The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White

Sharfstein, Daniel J.

ISBN 10: 1594202826 / ISBN 13: 9781594202827

Published by Penguin Press, 2011

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First edition, signed by author. Dust jacket has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. No writing in text.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594202826
• ISBN 13: 9781594202827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • ABE
  • Cultural Studies
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Synopsis

A scathing social critique traces the histories of three families from different eras of American history to reveal the nation s racial complexities, describing the black ancestry of elite white families whose progenitors sacrificed promising futures to become integrated.

About the Authors

Daniel J. Sharfstein is an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University. Sharfstein graduated from Yale Law School and from Harvard College, summa cum laude in history and literature and Afro-American Studies. He has been awarded fellowships in legal history from Harvard, New York University, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Sharfstein has written for the Yale Law Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, and The Washington Post.

Daniel J. Sharfstein is an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, he has been awarded fellowships in legal history from Harvard, New York University, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has written for The Yale Law Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, and other publications. He lives with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.