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President in the Family : Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and Thomas Woodson by Byron W. Woodson Sr. and Byron W. Woodson (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275971740
ISBN-139780275971748
eBay Product ID (ePID)1736830
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
Publication NamePresident in the Family : Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and Thomas Woodson
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorByron W. Woodson Sr., Byron W. Woodson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-061169
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"An inspiring story of triumph over disadvantage and prejudice featuring, among other memorable characters, an eminent black educator and founder of black nationalism." The Historical Novels Review, "This heartfelt book...not gives not only another exhaustive account of our third President's private life but the subsequent history of the Hemings progeny....This book will not end the debates about the Jefferson-Hemings relationship, but it will be an important document in future discussions." Library Journal, "Woodson conveys the pain, pride, and persistence of a remarkable family that faced nearly 200 years of challenge and denial of their descent from the first-born son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings....This is an important contribution to the honest presentation of American history and the entanglement of race."- Booklist, "Woodson makes his case effectively, and Jefferson buffs will relish this latest installment in the Jefferson-Hemings saga." Publishers Weekly, "Woodson makes his case effectively, and Jefferson buffs will relish this latest installment in the Jefferson-Hemings saga."- Publishers Weekly, "An inspiring story of triumph over disadvantage and prejudice featuring, among other memorable characters, an eminent black educator and founder of black nationalism."- The Historical Novels Review, "Woodson conveys the pain, pride, and persistence of a remarkable family that faced nearly 200 years of challenge and denial of their descent from the first-born son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings....This is an important contribution to the honest presentation of American history and the entanglement of race." Booklist, "This heartfelt book...not gives not only another exhaustive account of our third President's private life but the subsequent history of the Hemings progeny....This book will not end the debates about the Jefferson-Hemings relationship, but it will be an important document in future discussions."- Library Journal
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.4/6/092/2 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction The Fate of Sally Hemings Monticello James T. Callender, With the Hammer of Truth Tom is Banished Freedom Secured The Rights of All The Color Line Harvesting Strands of the Past The Third Heart: The Brilliance of Dr. Fawn Brodie Minnie S. Woodson Strikes Genealogical Gold Search for Truth? Stop and Look Both Ways Calling All Cousins Conclusion Appendixes Index
SynopsisConceived during Thomas Jefferson's junket in Paris, Thomas Woodson was Jefferson's first child by Sally Hemings. He was banished from Monticello at the age of 12, after a journalist exposed Jefferson's relationship with his young slave. A President in the Family traces Thomas Woodson's subsequent journey from Virginia to Ohio where Thomas and wife Jemima, a former slave, would raise a productive and ambitious family. Their eldest son Lewis, author of the famous Augustine letters, would carry on the family tradition of education, leadership, and public service. A founder of Wilberforce University and described by some as the father of black nationalism, Lewis argued that the black race should not depend on white philanthropy to achieve success in America. His children and grandchildren would prosper as entrepreneurs, engineers, and educators. A President in the Family tells of the Woodsons' continuing struggle to correct accounts by Jeffersonian historians and their successful discovery of documentation that supports an oral history that survived independently in five branches of the family tree. Byron W. Woodson, Sr., a sixth-generation descendant of Jefferson, details the recent developments in the quest to corroborate family lore, to locate missing family members, and to reveal the truth about the complex day-to-day life at Monticello. This is the amazing story of the Woodson family and its steadfast effort to reveal its illustrious past to the American public.
LC Classification NumberE332
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- 16 May, 2019
Great book about Thomas Jefferson
My book was in really good condition, and the content is mesmerizing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
