Nonfiction Book Discussion - "Passing Strange" by Martha A. Sandweiss

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.