The Resource The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 798 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780393064773
- Label
- The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family
- Title
- The Hemingses of Monticello
- Title remainder
- an American family
- Statement of responsibility
- Annette Gordon-Reed
- Subject
-
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography
- trueSlaveholders
- trueSlavery
- Slaves
- Slaves -- Virginia | Albemarle County -- Biography
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History
- Virginia -- Albemarle County
- trueVirginia -- History
- Virginia -- Monticello
- trueAfrican American families
- African American families
- African American families -- Virginia | Albemarle County
- African Americans
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
- Albemarle County (Va.) -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- trueEnslaved people
- Families
- Hemings family
- Hemings family
- Hemings, Sally
- Hemings, Sally -- Family
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
- Monticello (Va.) -- Biography
- trueMultiracial people
- trueMultiracial persons
- trueMultiracial persons -- Biography
- Racially mixed people
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2009.
- National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2008.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2008
- Pulitzer Prize for History, 2009.
- Awards note
-
- National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2008
- Frederick Douglass Book Prize, 2009
- Pulitzer prize, History, 2009
- George Washington Prize, 2009
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2009 Nonfiction
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 275074
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gordon-Reed, Annette
- Dewey number
-
- 973.4/60922
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Hemings family
- Hemings, Sally
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Monticello (Va.)
- Albemarle County (Va.)
- Slaves
- African American families
- African American families
- African Americans
- Racially mixed people
- Hemings family
- Hemings, Sally
- Jefferson, Thomas
- African American families
- African Americans
- Families
- Racially mixed people
- Slaves
- United States
- Virginia
- Virginia
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an American family
- Label
- The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-753) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn225087744
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 798 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393064773
- Lccn
- 2008014642
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)225087744
- Label
- The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-753) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn225087744
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 798 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393064773
- Lccn
- 2008014642
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)225087744
Subject
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography
- trueSlaveholders
- trueSlavery
- Slaves
- Slaves -- Virginia | Albemarle County -- Biography
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History
- Virginia -- Albemarle County
- trueVirginia -- History
- Virginia -- Monticello
- trueAfrican American families
- African American families
- African American families -- Virginia | Albemarle County
- African Americans
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
- Albemarle County (Va.) -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- trueEnslaved people
- Families
- Hemings family
- Hemings family
- Hemings, Sally
- Hemings, Sally -- Family
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
- Monticello (Va.) -- Biography
- trueMultiracial people
- trueMultiracial persons
- trueMultiracial persons -- Biography
- Racially mixed people
Genre
Included in
- truePulitzer Prize: History
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2009
- trueNational Book Awards: Nonfiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2008
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