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

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
Physical Description: 798 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.