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SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Discussion - "Passing Strange" by Martha A. Sandweiss
DESCRIPTION:Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line uncovers the extraordinary double life of Clarence King\, a celebrated 19th-century geologist and writer who secretly lived for thirteen years as James Todd\, a Black Pullman porter and steelworker. Martha Sandweiss reveals how King balanced his public fame with a hidden family life\, including a black common-law wife and five biracial children\, navigating the complexities of race\, class\, and celebrity in the Gilded Age. Spanning the Civil War to the civil rights era\, the book is a meticulously researched tale of love\, deception\, and self-invention in American history.Search for the ebook and/or eaudiobook HERE.
LOCATION:2750 State Hwy K\, O'Fallon\, MO\, 63368\, US\, 2750 State Highway K\, O'Fallon\, MO\, 63368
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