American Tapestry

American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama - Michelle Obama's family saga is a remarkable, quintessentially American story--a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations. Yet, until now, little has been reported on the First Lady's roots. Prodigiously researched, "American Tapestry" traces the complex and fascinating tale of Michelle Obama's ancestors, a history that the First Lady did not even know herself. Rachel L. Swarns, a correspondent for the "New York Times," brings into focus the First Lady's black, white, and multiracial forebears, and reveals for the first time the identity of Mrs. Obama's white great-great-great-grandfather--a man who remained hidden in her lineage for more than a century.