The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
Type
Label
The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-753) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Hemingses of Monticello
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
225087744
Responsibility statement
Annette Gordon-Reed
Sub title
an American family
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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