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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. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 6 current holds with 37 total copies.
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Sneads Ferry Branch Library FIC DRAY (Text) 36015001172770 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/14/2026

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