Gordon-Reed, Annette.

The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family / Annette Gordon-Reed. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., 2008. - 798 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 737-753) and index.

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.

9780393064773 (hardcover)

2008014642


Hemings family.
Hemings, Sally--Family.
Jefferson, Thomas,--Family.--1743-1826


Pulitzer Prize Winner - History--2009


Slaves--Virginia--Albemarle County--Biography.
African American families--Virginia--Albemarle County.
African American families.
African Americans--Biography.
Racially mixed people--United States--Biography.


Monticello (Va.)--Biography.
Albemarle County (Va.)--Biography.

E332.74 / .G67 2008

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