Faces of America
Subtitle: how 12 extraordinary people discovered their pasts
By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780814732649; 9780814732656
Other titles: Faces of America (Television program)
Description: Traces the genetic history of twelve famous Americans such as Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep, and Kristi Yamaguchi, by analyzing their DNA and comparing it to historical data.
Notes: Based on PBS television series Faces of America hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Table of contents: title: A note on DNA testing; title: Mike Nichols; title: Meryl Streep; title: Queen Noor; title: Louise Erdrich; title: Yo-Yo Ma; title: Dr. Mehmet Oz; title: Mario Batali; title: Elizabeth Alexander; title: Malcolm Gladwell; title: Stephen Colbert; title: Kristi Yamaguchi; title: Eva Longoria Parker; title: DNA appendix / by Dr. Nathan Pearson.