- Biography, Family, African American families, Slaves
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.
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- Author
- Annette Gordon-Reed
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 798
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co.
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780393064773
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About Annette Gordon-Reed · 1958
American historian
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