Winner of the Colorado Author’s League Award for Creative Nonfiction A 2010 Colorado Book Awards Finalist A FEAST Ezine Best of 2009 (Nonfiction)Power in the Blood: A Family Narrative traces Linda Tate’s journey to rediscover the Cherokee-Appalachian branch of her family and provides an unflinching examination of the poverty; discrimination; and family violence that marked their lives. In her search for the truth of her own past; Tate scoured archives; libraries; and courthouses throughout Kentucky; Tennessee; Alabama; Illinois; and Missouri; visited numerous cemeteries; and combed through census records; marriage records; court cases; local histories; old maps; and photographs. As she began to locate distant relatives — fifth; sixth; seventh cousins; all descended from her great-greatgrandmother Louisiana — they gathered in kitchens and living rooms; held family reunions; and swapped stories. A past that had long been buried slowly came to light as family members shared the pieces of the family’s tale that had been passed along to them.Power in the Blood is a dramatic family history that reads like a novel; as Tate’s compelling narrative reveals one mystery after another. Innovative and groundbreaking in its approach to research and storytelling; Power in the Blood shows that exploring a family story can enhance understanding of history; life; and culture and that honest examination of the past can lead to healing and liberation in the present.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. YES;BUY IT; A VERY GOOD READ;THOUGHT U KNEW? U DONT;I DO;BUY AND READ;THATS A ORDER U NICE PERSONBy KENNYWHAT A GREAT STORY;BUY IT RIGHT NOW! READ IT AT NIGHT 2 HOURS B4 GOING TO SLEEP;LIVE LONG MY FRIEND;READ AND PROSPER2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Mississippi; HistoryBy Melvin K. CritchlowIf you are looking for a book on Mississippi; this is it. You be amazed at the way you had to live in that period.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. it reads like a novelBy Reader101I was turned onto this book by a mommy website of all places when it was referenced in a great blog post I read. After reading some reviews of it; I bought and I am so glad I did. It is compelling; exciting and sometimes even funny. It is also; sadly; timely in the sense that our society really has not changed nearly as much as we like to think when it comes to race and capitalism - which is what the blog I read said when it compared events within the book to those of Ferguson. It's pretty spot on. Which makes it not only a great read; but a must read.
