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Jefferson's Children

Shannon LaNier,Jane Feldman
Jefferson s Children Book PDF

Author : Shannon LaNier,Jane Feldman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780593427033

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Jefferson's Children by Shannon LaNier,Jane Feldman Pdf

Now available in ebook format--one of the important books that marked the beginning of the ongoing conversation about slavery and our nation's history. From the sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson and enslaved woman Sally Hemmings comes an anthology of Jefferson's living descendants. Told in the style of a family photo album—with a combination of photographs and interviews—Jefferson’s Children is the riveting story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemming’s sixth great-grandson, Shannon Lanier’s, travels across the country to meet his relatives from both sides of the family. The profiles contained chart the multiple perspectives of Jefferson’s and Hemming’s descendants, from those who embrace their heritage to those who want nothing to do with Jefferson’s legacy. A fascinating picture soon emerges, one that begins with a pairing of two individuals with vastly disparate levels of power—on the one side, the third president of the United States and the author of the Declaration of Independence; on the other, the woman who was his property—and that ultimately represents America’s complicated history with issues of diversity and race and the unusual ways in which we define family. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults “The portraits that emerge are as generous and jumbled as America itself.” —The New York Times “A book about American history, racial identity and the bonds of family that will help young people navigate these difficult areas.” —Black Issues Book Review

Jefferson's Sons

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Jefferson s Sons Book PDF

Author : Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101529454

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Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Pdf

This story of Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, tells a darker piece of America's history from an often unseen perspective-that of three of Jefferson's slaves-including two of his own children. As each child grows up and tells his story, the contradiction between slavery and freedom becomes starker, calliing into question the real meaning of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This poignant story sheds light on what life was like as one of Jefferson's invisible offspring.

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

Annette Gordon-Reed
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Book PDF

Author : Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813933566

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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings by Annette Gordon-Reed Pdf

When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence. In this study, Gordon-Reed assembles a fascinating and convincing argument: not that the alleged thirty-eight-year liaison necessarily took place but rather that the evidence for its taking place has been denied a fair hearing. Friends of Jefferson sought to debunk the Hemings story as early as 1800, and most subsequent historians and biographers followed suit, finding the affair unthinkable based upon their view of Jefferson's life, character, and beliefs. Gordon-Reed responds to these critics by pointing out numerous errors and prejudices in their writings, ranging from inaccurate citations, to impossible time lines, to virtual exclusions of evidence—especially evidence concerning the Hemings family. She demonstrates how these scholars may have been misguided by their own biases and may even have tailored evidence to serve and preserve their opinions of Jefferson. This updated edition of the book also includes an afterword in which the author comments on the DNA study that provided further evidence of a Jefferson and Hemings liaison.00 Possessing both a layperson's unfettered curiosity and a lawyer's logical mind, Annette Gordon-Reed writes with a style and compassion that are irresistible. Each chapter revolves around a key figure in the Hemings drama, and the resulting portraits are engrossing and very personal. Gordon-Reed also brings a keen intuitive sense of the psychological complexities of human relationships—relationships that, in the real world, often develop regardless of status or race. The most compelling element of all, however, is her extensive and careful research, which often allows the evidence to speak for itself. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy is the definitive look at a centuries-old question that should fascinate general readers and historians alike.

Jefferson's Daughters

Catherine Kerrison
Jefferson s Daughters Book PDF

Author : Catherine Kerrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101886243

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Includes a partial Heming's family tree.

Jefferson's Children

Leon Botstein
Jefferson s Children Book PDF

Author : Leon Botstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015040591920

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Jefferson's Children by Leon Botstein Pdf

A dazzling exploration of American culture, education, and democracy by one of the nation's most creative and prominent educators.

Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson

Jan Lewis,Peter S. Onuf
Sally Hemings Thomas Jefferson Book PDF

Author : Jan Lewis,Peter S. Onuf
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813919193

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Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson by Jan Lewis,Peter S. Onuf Pdf

The DNA tests would not have been conducted had there not already been strong historical evidence for the possibility of a relationship. As historians from Winthrop D. Jordan to Annette Gordon-Reed have argued, much more is at stake in this liaison than the mere question of paternity: historians must ask themselves if they are prepared to accept the full implications of our complicated racial history, a history powerfully shaped by the institution of slavery and by sex across the color line.

The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson

Sam Sloan
The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson Book PDF

Author : Sam Sloan
Publisher : Orsden Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1881373029

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The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson by Sam Sloan Pdf

The author, a journalist and amateur historian, discusses the issues surrounding the claim that Thomas Jefferson fathered children of African American slave descent. Update to the 1992 edition with "new" DNA testing results.

Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings

Stephen O'Connor
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings Book PDF

Author : Stephen O'Connor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698410336

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Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor Pdf

“Dazzling. . . The most revolutionary reimagining of Jefferson’s life ever.” –Ron Charles, Washington Post Winner of the Crook’s Corner Book Prize Longlisted for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A debut novel about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, in whose story the conflict between the American ideal of equality and the realities of slavery and racism played out in the most tragic of terms. Novels such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird and Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks are a part of a long tradition of American fiction that plumbs the moral and human costs of history in ways that nonfiction simply can't. Now Stephen O’Connor joins this company with a profoundly original exploration of the many ways that the institution of slavery warped the human soul, as seen through the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. O’Connor’s protagonists are rendered via scrupulously researched scenes of their lives in Paris and at Monticello that alternate with a harrowing memoir written by Hemings after Jefferson’s death, as well as with dreamlike sequences in which Jefferson watches a movie about his life, Hemings fabricates an "invention" that becomes the whole world, and they run into each other "after an unimaginable length of time" on the New York City subway. O'Connor is unsparing in his rendition of the hypocrisy of the Founding Father and slaveholder who wrote "all men are created equal,” while enabling Hemings to tell her story in a way history has not allowed her to. His important and beautifully written novel is a deep moral reckoning, a story about the search for justice, freedom and an ideal world—and about the survival of hope even in the midst of catastrophe.

Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello

Cynthia A. Kierner
Martha Jefferson Randolph Daughter of Monticello Book PDF

Author : Cynthia A. Kierner
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807882504

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Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello by Cynthia A. Kierner Pdf

As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) was extremely well educated, traveled in the circles of presidents and aristocrats, and was known on two continents for her particular grace and sincerity. Yet, as mistress of a large household, she was not spared the tedium, frustration, and great sorrow that most women of her time faced. Though Patsy's name is familiar because of her famous father, Cynthia Kierner is the first historian to place Patsy at the center of her own story, taking readers into the largely ignored private spaces of the founding era. Randolph's life story reveals the privileges and limits of celebrity and shows that women were able to venture beyond their domestic roles in surprising ways. Following her mother's death, Patsy lived in Paris with her father and later served as hostess at the President's House and at Monticello. Her marriage to Thomas Mann Randolph, a member of Congress and governor of Virginia, was often troubled. She and her eleven children lived mostly at Monticello, greeting famous guests and debating issues ranging from a woman's place to slavery, religion, and democracy. And later, after her family's financial ruin, Patsy became a fixture in Washington society during Andrew Jackson's presidency. In this extraordinary biography, Kierner offers a unique look at American history from the perspective of this intelligent, tactfully assertive woman.

Jefferson's Sons

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Jefferson s Sons Book PDF

Author : Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 054555540X

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Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Pdf

A fictionalized look at the last twenty years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings.

The Hemingses of Monticello

Annette Gordon-Reed
The Hemingses of Monticello Book PDF

Author : Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393337761

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The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed Pdf

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.

Master of the Mountain

Henry Wiencek
Master of the Mountain Book PDF

Author : Henry Wiencek
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466827783

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Master of the Mountain by Henry Wiencek Pdf

Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money. So far, historians have offered only easy irony or paradox to explain this extraordinary Founding Father who was an emancipationist in his youth and then recoiled from his own inspiring rhetoric and equivocated about slavery; who enjoyed his renown as a revolutionary leader yet kept some of his own children as slaves. But Wiencek's Jefferson is a man of business and public affairs who makes a success of his debt-ridden plantation thanks to what he calls the "silent profits" gained from his slaves—and thanks to a skewed moral universe that he and thousands of others readily inhabited. We see Jefferson taking out a slave-equity line of credit with a Dutch bank to finance the building of Monticello and deftly creating smoke screens when visitors are dismayed by his apparent endorsement of a system they thought he'd vowed to overturn. It is not a pretty story. Slave boys are whipped to make them work in the nail factory at Monticello that pays Jefferson's grocery bills. Parents are divided from children—in his ledgers they are recast as money—while he composes theories that obscure the dynamics of what some of his friends call "a vile commerce." Many people of Jefferson's time saw a catastrophe coming and tried to stop it, but not Jefferson. The pursuit of happiness had been badly distorted, and an oligarchy was getting very rich. Is this the quintessential American story?

Reclamation

Gayle Jessup White
Reclamation Book PDF

Author : Gayle Jessup White
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780063028678

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Reclamation by Gayle Jessup White Pdf

A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors—both the enslaver and the enslaved. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson—lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection to Thomas Jefferson, to confirm its truth once and for all. After she was named a Jefferson Studies Fellow, Jessup White discovered her family lore was correct. Poring through photos and documents and pursuing DNA evidence, she learned that not only was she a descendant of Jefferson on his father’s side; she was also the great-great-great-granddaughter of Peter Hemings, Sally Hemings’s brother. In Reclamation she chronicles her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, and offers a compelling portrait of what it means to be a black woman in America, to pursue the American dream, to reconcile the legacy of racism, and to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor.

A President in the Family

Byron W. Woodson
A President in the Family Book PDF

Author : Byron W. Woodson
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015053527100

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A President in the Family by Byron W. Woodson Pdf

A sixth generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings details the quest to corroborate family lore, to locate missing family members, and to reveal the truth about the complex day-to-day life at Monticello. 30 photos.

Jefferson's Children; the Story of One American Family

Shannon Lanier,Jane Friedman
Jefferson s Children the Story of One American Family Book PDF

Author : Shannon Lanier,Jane Friedman
Publisher : Everbind
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0784825505

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Jefferson's Children; the Story of One American Family by Shannon Lanier,Jane Friedman Pdf

The true accounts of Thomas Jefferson and his children.