The hemingses of monticello audiobook

The hemingses of monticello is annette gordonreeds riveting history of the hemings family, whose story comes to life in this researched and moving work. Given the absence of diaries, letters, paintings, or direct accounts from the subjects in the book that would provide direct evidence for such a project, this was a very tricky task. But within six months of his death on july 4, 1826, the contents of monticello and slaves, including hemingses, were auctioned off. As the hemingses of monticello makes vividly clear, monticello can no longer be known only as the home of a remarkable american leader, the author of the declaration of independence. Gordonreed, author of the highly acclaimed historiography thomas jefferson and sally hemings. Annette gordonreed audio books, best sellers, author bio. It recounts the history of four generations of the african american hemings family, from their virginia origins until the 1826 death of thomas jefferson.

Sally hemings was one of thomas jeffersons slaves and, for many years, his mistress. Mar 17, 2016 the relationship between thomas jefferson and sally hemings has been a subject of speculation for centuries and even more so in the past decade, when dna testing increased evidence of a sexual. Book descriptionthis epic work tells the story of the hemingses, whose close blood ties. The relationship between thomas jefferson and sally hemings has been a subject of speculation for centuries and even more so in the past. Jill lepore, the new yorkerthis epic worknamed a best book of the year by the washington post, time. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hemingses of monticello. Oct 04, 2008 in the hemingses of monticello, a work based on prodigious research in the voluminous jefferson papers and other sources, she traces the experiences of this slave family over three generations. An american family audiobook written by annette gordonreed. So begins the hemingses of monticello, annette gordonreeds riveting history of the hemings family, whose story comes to vivid life in this brilliantly researched and deeply moving work. Jeffersons monticello finally gives sally hemings her. An american family, has helped move the larger public to consensus. I have finally finished listening to the highly acclaimed family biography the hemingses of monticello.

Aug 25, 2009 the hemingses of monticello by annette gordonreed, a historian and law professor, is a doorstop corrective to early american history, painting a composite portrait of a family that stood at the wellspring of the jefferson, slave sally hemings, their children and kin fascinate and surprise. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It recounts the history of four generations of the africanamerican hemings family, from their african and virginia origins until the 1826 death of thomas jefferson, their master and the father of sally hemings children. Now, historian and legal scholar annette gordonreed traces the hemings family from its origins in virginia in the 1700s to the f. The hemingses of monticello cspan august 31, 2017 5. Monticello the slaves themselves had no control over who was sold, who purchased them, or where they went and for what purposes. Gordonreed unearths startling new information about the hemingses, jefferson, and his white family. It recounts the history of four generations of the africanamerican hemings family, from their.

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