The Hemingses of Monticello

By Annette Gordon-Reed

Subjects: Hemings, sally, Slaves, African american families, Virginia, biography, Social Problems, African Americans, Presidents, united states, family, Biography, Racially mixed people, National Book Award Winner, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, African americans, biography, African American families, award:national_book_award=2008, Slaves, united states, Family, Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826, Monticello (Va.)

Description: 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.