Tomlinson Hill : the remarkable story of two families who share the Tomlinson name-- one white, one black
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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 430 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fort Morgan Public Library - BIOGRAPHY | BIO Tomlinson, C. | On Shelf |
Mancos Library District - NONFICTION | 305.896 TOM | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Bailey Branch (C882) - BIOGRAPHY | BIO Tom | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Plantations -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- History.
Slaveholders -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Slavery -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- History.
Slaves -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Tomlinson Hill (Tex.) -- Biography.
Tomlinson Hill (Tex.) -- Race relations.
Tomlinson, Chris -- Family.
Tomlinson, LaDainian -- Family.
Whites -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Plantations -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- History.
Slaveholders -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Slavery -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- History.
Slaves -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
Tomlinson Hill (Tex.) -- Biography.
Tomlinson Hill (Tex.) -- Race relations.
Tomlinson, Chris -- Family.
Tomlinson, LaDainian -- Family.
Whites -- Texas -- Tomlinson Hill -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-413) and index.
Description
"Foreign correspondent Chris Tomlinson returns to Texas to discover the truth about his family's slave owning history. Tomlinson Hill tells the story of two families, one black and one white, who trace their ancestry to the same Central Texas slave plantation. Tomlinson discovers that his counterpart in the African American family is LaDainian Tomlinson, one of the greatest running backs in the history of the National Football League. LaDainian's father was the last Tomlinson living on the Hill when he died in 2007. LaDainian's earliest memories are from the idyllic community built by former slaves on the former plantation grounds. Chris learns that many of the stories surrounding the Civil War and the South that he learned as a child are simply untrue. He finds family letters that detail the mix of brutality and meager kindness that his relatives used to maintain order. He then compares and contrasts what the two families experienced at Emancipation, during Reconstruction, through the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the Civil Rights era, and ending the day LaDainian's father died. Tomlinson Hill is more than a history of two families; it tells the story of America and how slavery still shapes our society. And it ends with the fulfillment of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream that one day the sons of slaves and the sons of slaveholders would meet in brotherhood"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tomlinson, C. (2014). Tomlinson Hill: the remarkable story of two families who share the Tomlinson name-- one white, one black (First edition.). Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tomlinson, Chris. 2014. Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name-- One White, One Black. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tomlinson, Chris. Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name-- One White, One Black Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tomlinson, Chris. Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name-- One White, One Black First edition., Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
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