Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy an American Controversy by Annette Gordon-Reed

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy an American Controversy

Annette Gordon-Reed

288 pages hardcover 1997

5 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
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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 r...

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