Book(print)2024
The Birth Certificate: An American History
Checking availability at your location
This book is also available at your library:
Abstract
Award-winning historian Susan Pearson traces the birth certificate s two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why they came to matter so much in the United States. This is a fascinating biography of a piece of paper that grounds our understanding of how those who live in the United States are considered Americans
Availability
Other Versions:
Checking availability at your location
This book is also available at your library:
Book(print)#22021
The birth certificate: an American history
"For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow 'birthers' reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn't an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining identity and citizenship. Here, award-winning historian Susan J. Pearson traces the document's two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why birth certificates came to matter so much in the United States"--
Checking availability at your location
This book is also available at your library:
Report Issue