Tag: colonial_america
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Historian Karin Wulf Says Genealogy Was 'the Law' in Colonial America
Brown University historian Karin Wulf told a Library of Congress audience that genealogy shaped inheritance, property and power in early America, drawing on research for her new book "Lineage."
Science & TechnologyMediaUSAEducationLegalSocial Issues Karin WulfLibrary of CongressgenealogyLineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early AmericaGeorge WashingtonColonial Americabooks and literatureU.S. Library of Congress