Amazon Customer: This is a well written accurate history by a writer who’s education is in the law. Written like a legal brief and does a good job of proving the proposition.
United States on Aug 17, 2021
Lenora H.: Also a gift to my momma. And she was very happy to get this book. She also let me know she is really enjoying the book. Written very well. I hope to be able to purchase my own copy one day soon.
United States on Jan 18, 2021
Janet G: Very interesting story written in a dull manner. The information is solid and clearly the research has been done, but this reads much like a research paper. I really wanted this to be interesting but found it really hard to get through.
United States on Oct 07, 2020
Ally: I found this book really interesting. I thought that the author made good arguments for her conclusion. The book was written before the DNA evidence showed that Thomas Jefferson was the most likely father of Sally's children. A thought provoking book showing how relationships can't be normal when a system of slavery exists. Besides the obvious statement that owning another person is wrong, any truly loving relationship must remain hidden. Sally's sister, Mary, asked Jefferson to sell her to a white neighbor because they loved one another. Jefferson did sell her to the neighbor - although they lived as a married couple, the only legal arrangement that they were allowed to have in Virginia at that time was as owner and slave. We can't really know what Thomas and Sally felt about each other because any evidence in the form of letters or written journals, etc. seem to have been destroyed by Jefferson. However, Annette Gordon-Reed suggests an agreement between them, affection and trust, too, by Jefferson's actions in the freeing of their children and the fact that they (at least the sons) all played the violin.
United States on Jun 16, 2016
MC Capel: No problem
United Kingdom on Apr 16, 2016
Henry11: Annette Gordon-Reed was able to outline the facts about this controversy even before the DNA test underlined her point of view.
She tried with careful obervation to revise some histiorians views on this matter and gave more credit to Madison Hemmings descriptions. Her being a lawyer made the book even more reliable.
It is definitely worth reading.
Germany on Mar 31, 2016
Cosmo lang: Go go Alabama!
United Kingdom on Mar 26, 2015
| Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy | Alexander Hamilton's Impact on the American Revolutionary War, 1814-1815 | John Adams and David McCullough's "1776": A Comprehensive Look at the Revolutionary War | |
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| Total Reviews | 10 reviews | 519 reviews | 80 reviews |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,734 in US Presidents#2,547 in Black & African American Biographies | #16 in American Revolution Biographies #68 in Presidents & Heads of State Biographies#355 in United States History | #24 in American Revolution Biographies #49 in U.S. Revolution & Founding History#96 in US Presidents |
| Publisher | Univ of Virginia Pr | The Penguin Press | Simon & Schuster; First Edition |
| Item Weight | 1.65 pounds | 2.64 pounds | 2.55 pounds |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5/5 stars of 447 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 31,886 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 5,201 ratings |
| Hardcover | 288 pages | 818 pages | 752 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0813916984 | 1594200092 | 0684813637 |
| Language | English | English | English |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0813916989 | 978-1594200090 | 978-0684813639 |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 1.25 x 10 inches | 6.45 x 1.98 x 9.51 inches | 6.25 x 1.7 x 9.25 inches |
in particular that of Thomas Jefferson and his clever daughter.
United States on Nov 13, 2023