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Jan 26, 2010 in passing strange, noted historian martha a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading passing strange. A historian examines the secret king only revealed on his deathbed to his black wife of thirteen years. Passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line by martha a. Feb 05, 2009 in passing strange, noted historian martha a. Reprinted by arrangement with the penguin press, a. But as martha sandweiss shows in passing strange, king led a double life, passing as a black man in. Martha sandweiss recounts the life of 19th century geologist and surveyor of the american west, clarence king who lived a doublelife as a. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line ebook written by martha a. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Sandweisss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. It also demonstrates how to write a particular kind of history how, that is, to reconstruct lives in the absence of historical records. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line presents one mans story in an effort to crystallize the state of u.
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King created an alternate identity as james todd, pullman porter, and hid a thirteenyear marriage from his family, friends, and the world, a marriage that would produce five children and last until kings death in 1901. American race, an amalgam of white and black, hid his love for his wife, ada, and their five biracial children. A truly extraordinary story about an extraordinary man and an extraordinary couple, passing strange illuminates, as no other recent book has done, the vexed intersection of race, class, identity, and ambition in americas gilded age. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line audiobook by martha a. Sandweiss is the author of numerous works on western american history and the history of photography, including print the legend. Passing stranges love story is a black and white issue. Sandweiss s posts on the penguin blog the secret double life of the man who mapped the american west, and. Sandweiss is the author or editor of numerous books on american history and photography. Sandweiss passing strange tells an astounding true story that would beggar most novelists imaginations a fine, mesmerizing account. Sandweiss read in passing that clarence king a caucasian male famous in the 19th century as a surveyor of the vast frontier and a. National book critics circle award biography winners and finalists 20002019. Passing strange is not only a lesson in the intricacies of class, race, and gender relations. Sandweisss posts on the penguin blog the secret double life of. Sandweiss is a historian of the united states, with particular interests in the history of the american west, visual culture, and public history.
Passing strange and millions of other books are available for instant access. Passing strange martha epub download ebook pdf, epub. A remarkable feat of research and reporting spanning the civil war to the civil rights era, passing strange tells a uniquely american story of selfinvention, love, deception, and race. Sandweiss penguin press, feb 05, 2009 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. Sandweiss s posts on the penguin blog the secret double life of the man who mapped the american west, and the woman he loved clarence king was a late nineteenthcentury celebrity, a brilliant scientist and. But as martha sandweiss shows in passing strange, king led a double life, passing as a black man in order to marry ada copeland, who was very likely born a slave and who was as far outside kings social and intellectual circle as a woman could possibly be. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line kindle edition by sandweiss, martha a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She later taught american studies and history at amherst college for twenty years. Passing strange is one of those books with precisely the right title. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Sandweiss read in passing that clarence king a caucasian male famous in the 19th century as a surveyor of the vast frontier and a bestselling author about. Sandweiss is professor of history at princeton university.
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Mar 23, 2009 martha sandweiss recounts the life of 19th century geologist and surveyor of the american west, clarence king who lived a doublelife as a black pullman porter and steelworker, james todd in order. A remarkable feat of research and reporting spanning the civil war to the civil rights era, passing strange tells a uniquely american story of selfinvention, love, deception, and. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the. Mar 08, 2009 with every page of passing strange as king runs off yet again to the frontier, or to cuba or the bahamas, leaving his pregnant wife, sandweiss imagines, exhausted and grateful for her. Sandweisss posts on the penguin blog the secret double life of the man who mapped the american west, and. Passing strange tells the dramatic tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and racefrom the todds wedding in 1888 to the 1964 death of ada, one of the last surviving americans born into slavery, and finally to the legacy inherited by clarence kings granddaughter, who married a white man and adopted a white child. Click download or read online button to get passing strange martha epub book now. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line penguin press.
Clarence king was a geologist, a bestselling author and a liar. Passing strange tells an astounding true story that would beggar most. But the blueeyed and fairskinned king also led a secret double life passing as a black man. Aug 18, 2010 clarence king was a geologist, a bestselling author and a liar. Passing strange penguin clarence king was a famed explorer, scientist, and hero of late nineteenth century history. Mar 12, 2009 passing strange is historian martha sandweiss strange but true tale of an accomplished 19thcentury white man who passed for black so he could marry his true love, a black woman. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line by sandweiss, martha a. With every page of passing strange as king runs off yet again to the frontier, or to cuba or the bahamas, leaving his pregnant wife, sandweiss imagines, exhausted and grateful for her. It is indeed a story about passing, in every sense of the term, and historian martha sandweiss tells it with a scholars rigor and a storytellers verve. He lived an elaborate double life, and his story told by martha sandweiss in her book, passing strange. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read passing strange. The secret was hidden in plain sight until martha a. Sandweiss is a historian and professor of history at princeton, with a focus on public history and the american west.
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