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America's first daughter / Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie.

Summary:

As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, Patsy becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death. She travels with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris that Patsy learns about her father's liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father's protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Her choices will follow her in the years to come, and as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father's reputation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062347268
  • ISBN: 0062347268
  • Physical Description: 590 pages, 16 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes reading group guide.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject:
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836 > Fiction.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Fiction.
Children of presidents > Fiction.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 27 of 37 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 6 current holds with 37 total copies.
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Andrews Public Library F DRA (Text) 80605000811686 Adult Fiction Available -
Angier Public Library PBK F Dra (Text) 33632002735471 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F DRAY (Text) 34208203409270 Adult Fiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library F DRAY (Text) 22281500132360 Adult Fiction Available -
Denton Public Library F D (Text) 25908007063287 Adult Fiction Available -
Hatteras Library F DRA (Text) 39488400444370 Adult Fiction Available -
High Point Library FIC Dray Stephanie (Text) 30519020522481 Adult New Fiction Available -
Kill Devil Hills Library F DRA (Text) 39488501039467 Adult Fiction Available -
Macon County Public Library F DRAY (Text) 39493107932321 Adult Fiction Available -
Manteo Library F DRA (Text) 39488301051779 Adult Fiction Available -