The Family Roe: An American Story

First edition
AuthorJoshua Prager
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction; biography
PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
(W. W. Norton & Company)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages672 pages (Hardcover edition)
ISBN978-0-393-24772-5

The Family Roe: An American Story is a 2021 book, written by Joshua Prager. The book is a biographical account of Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. The Roe case, which established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, is one of the most controversial opinions in American jurisprudence. The Family Roe was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

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