{"title":"Elizabeth Shown Mills","description":"\u003cp\u003eELIZABETH SHOWN MILLS is an American genealogist, historian, and author who has edited the \u003cem\u003eNational Genealogical Society Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e for sixteen years and published over 1,000 articles across genealogy, history, literature, and sociology. Her books include \u003cem\u003eIsle of Canes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eProfessional Genealogy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMills served as president of both the American Society of Genealogists and the Board for Certification of Genealogists. \u003cem\u003eEvidence Explained\u003c\/em\u003e was named Library Journal’s Best Reference Work of 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Mills has appeared on BBC, CNN, and PBS, and \u003cem\u003eIsle of Canes\u003c\/em\u003e draws on more than thirty years of research into a multiracial Louisiana Creole family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Shown Mills’s books are published by Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"isle-of-canes-1","title":"Isle of Canes","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" aria-live=\"polite\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIsle of Canes\u003c\/em\u003e is the epic account of an African-American family in Louisiana that, over four generations and more than 150 years, rose from the chains of slavery to rule the Isle of Canes. Historically accurate and genealogically significant, this first novel by eminent genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills is a gripping tale of racial bias, human conflict, and economic ruin told against the backdrop of colonial Louisiana. This novel is the result of more than thirty years of research. To fuel the story, as well as to maintain historical accuracy, the author found and referenced actual family history documents such as baptism records, manumission papers, probate records, land records, book extracts, and more to reconstruct the lives and times of Francois, Fanny, Coincoin, Augustin, and countless other unforgettable characters. But it takes more than documents on paper and microfilm to bring such an epic story to life. Mills' engaging prose puts flesh on the bones and pulls you into the lives and lifestyle of long-ago Louisiana.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1593313063\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781593313067\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Shown Mills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42333071507672,"sku":"9781593313067","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42333071540440,"sku":"9781630263621","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781593313067_FChigh_mockup_v2_1641414948_638d08a2-875b-4c71-ab84-ac46f968000f.jpg?v=1790981983"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-elizabeth-shown-mills.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}