The Hemingses of Monticello

Name: The Hemingses of Monticello
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed

by Annette Gordon-Reed

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary

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Description · Open Library (CC0)

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.

Set in

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Monticello, Virginia · United States
Jefferson's plantation — three generations of the Hemings enslaved family; their lives, labor, and legacy
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Paris, France · France
Paris on the eve of the French Revolution — Sally Hemings and Jefferson in France