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Title:
The soul of the family tree : ancestors, stories, and the spirits we inherit / Lori Erickson.
ISBN:
9780664267032
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
Prologue: a genealogical golden ticket -- DNA: the lazy person's entry into genealogy -- Badly behaving relatives -- A Norse soap opera -- On the edge of the world -- Back to the future -- Living history -- The perils of mythmaking -- The ever-expanding web -- Time capsules of the past -- A visit to the Holy Land -- Travels with St. Olaf -- Epilogue: on board the dragon -- A Norse cheat sheet.
Summary:
"Travel with Lori Erickson as she finds unexpected spiritual guides among the seafaring Vikings and her hardscrabble immigrant forebears. Then explore how the spirits of your ancestral past can guide you today"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1250474159
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