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The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family Cover Image Book Book

The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family / Annette Gordon-Reed.

Gordon-Reed, Annette. (Author).

Summary:

Historian and legal scholar Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family, and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393064773
  • ISBN: 0393064778
  • ISBN: 9780393337761
  • ISBN: 0393337766
  • Physical Description: 798 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2008]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-753) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1. Origins. -- Young Elizabeth's world -- John Wayles: the immigrant -- The children of no one -- Thomas Jefferson -- The first Monticello -- In the home of a revolutionary -- pt. 2. The vaunted scene of Europe. -- "A particular purpose" -- James Hemings: the provincial abroad -- "Isabel or Sally will come" -- Dr. Sutton -- The rhythms of the city -- The eve of revolution -- "During that time" -- Sarah Hemings: the fatherless girl in a patriarchal society -- The teenagers and the woman -- "His promises on which she implicitly relied" -- "The treaty" and "did they love each other?" -- The return -- pt. 3. On the mountain. -- Hello and goodbye -- Equilibrium -- The brothers -- Philadelphia -- Exodus -- The second Monticello -- Into the future, echoes from the past -- The ocean of life -- The public world and the private domain -- "Measurably happy": the children of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings -- Retirement for one, not for all -- Endings and beginnings.
Awards Note:
National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2008
Pulitzer prize, History, 2009
George Washington Prize, 2009

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Genre: Biographies.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 26 of 26 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Keller Public.

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Keller Public Library-Dexter A 973.4609 Gor (Text) 3376400027255 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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