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. Full description
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. |
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Physical Description: |
798 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 737-753) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780393064773 (hardcover) 0393064778 (hardcover) 9780393337761 0393337766 |
Author Notes: |
Gordon-Reed wrote the book Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy after first becoming interested in the president as a child. She co-authored Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir and wrote Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History. Gordon-Reed is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Hemingses of Monticello. (Bowker Author Biography) |