The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family / Annette Gordon-Reed.
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
- ISBN: 9780393337761
- ISBN: 0393337766
- Physical Description: 798 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Genealogical charts on lining papers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.46092 GOR (Text) | 36015000670402 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 920 Gor (Text) | 31010000274961 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 973.4 GOR (Text) | 31111002514063 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 973.4 (Text) | 38344101283016 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | 920 GOR (Text) | 39488200761338 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B HEMINGS (Text) | 34208203080451 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 973.4 (Text) | 33115006550286 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 973.4 GOR (Text) | 22281500054821 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Columbus Library | 973.4 GOR (Text) | 31250200038069 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Corolla Library | 920 GOR (Text) | 39488600069399 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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