Morgan Jerkins spent many months piecing together the patchwork of her own family history, and many weeks literally wandering in the lands they had been rooted to so many years before. Hers is a story about the privilege of documentation, the search for self and what it means to redefine yourself through your ancestors.

You can purchase Morgan’s books at jerkins.com/" class="default">Morgan-Jerkins.com.

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