Photo: #Southwest State University historian Joseph Amato is the author of "Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History."
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Southwest State University historian Joseph Amato is the author of "Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History." (Photo courtesy of Joseph Amato)

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Book explores history through the story of one family

by Jim Bickal, Minnesota Public Radio
March 12, 2008

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St. Paul, Minn. — In a new book Southwest State University historian Joseph Amato traces the story of his family across North America and Europe.

In "Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History," Amato talks about his ancestors and uses their stories to put a human face on historical events.

Minnesota Public Radio's Jim Bickal talked with Amato about the book.

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