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Book Title
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings
Publication Name
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings : an American Controversy
Title
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings
Subtitle
An American Controversy
Author
Annette Gordon-Reed
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780813918334
ISBN
9780813918334
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Genre
Law & Politics
Subject
History
Release Year
1998
Release Date
29/03/1998
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2in
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Item Height
1in
Features
Reprint
Item Width
6in
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence. In this study, Gordon-Reed assembles a fascinating and convincing argument: not that the alleged thirty-eight-year liaison necessarily took place but rather that the evidence for its taking place has been denied a fair hearing. Friends of Jefferson sought to debunk the Hemings story as early as 1800, and most subsequent historians and biographers followed suit, finding the affair unthinkable based upon their view of Jefferson's life, character, and beliefs. Gordon-Reed responds to these critics by pointing out numerous errors and prejudices in their writings, ranging from inaccurate citations, to impossible time lines, to virtual exclusions of evidence--especially evidence concerning the Hemings family. She demonstrates how these scholars may have been misguided by their own biases and may even have tailored evidence to serve and preserve their opinions of Jefferson. This updated edition of the book also includes an afterword in which the author comments on the DNA study that provided further evidence of a Jefferson and Hemings liaison. Possessing both a layperson's unfettered curiosity and a lawyer's logical mind, Annette Gordon-Reed writes with a style and compassion that are irresistible. Each chapter revolves around a key figure in the Hemings drama, and the resulting portraits are engrossing and very personal. Gordon-Reed also brings a keen intuitive sense of the psychological complexities of human relationships--relationships that, in the real world, often develop regardless of status or race. The most compelling element of all, however, is her extensive and careful research, which often allows the evidence to speak for itself. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy is the definitive look at a centuries-old question that should fascinate general readers and historians alike.

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University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10
0813918332
ISBN-13
9780813918334
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Author
Annette Gordon-Reed
Publication Name
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings : an American Controversy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E332.2
Edition Description
Reprint
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Short of digging up Jefferson and doing DNA testing on him and Hemings' descendants, Gordon-Reed's account gets us as close to the truth as the available evidence allows., "In this lucid and compelling book, Annette Gordon-Reed confronts the tale of a Jefferson- Hemings liaison neither to prove nor disprove it. Instead her goal is to weigh the evidence, to evaluate its possibility. In doing so, she provides a meticulous review of primary documents and looks at the way in which the best historians can fall prey to unreasoned predispositions." -- Patricia J. Williams, author of The Alchemy of Race and Rights, This is the definitive work on the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings issue. Gordon-Reed has produced an extraordinarily fine piece of historical research on a subject loaded with minefields for even the most cautious of historians.
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State
Lccn
98-035770
Dewey Decimal
973.46
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History

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