Hemingses of Monticello : An American Family

English

ISBN: 0393064778

EAN: 9780393064773

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Historical/Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies/Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural/Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State/Biography & Autobiography / General/Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage/

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Release Date: 09/20/2008

Synopsis: This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, a slave family whose close blood ties to American president Thomas Jefferson had been systematically edited out from American history until very recently. This book sets the familys compelling saga against the backdrop of Revolutionary America, Paris on the eve of its own revolution, 1970s Philadelphia and plantation life at Monticello. Much anticipated, this book promises to be the most important history of an American slave family ever written.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books – null  Frederick Douglass Prize – null  George Washington Book Prize – null  Mark Lynton History Prize – null  National Book Awards – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

Hemingses of Monticello : An American Family

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.5 inches

Width: 6.5 inches

Length: 9.5 inches

Weight: 41.27 oz

Pages: 608