Title |
The Hemingses of Monticello an American family
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Names |
Gordon-Reed, Annette.
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Book Number |
DB067564
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
African American professor chronicles four generations of the mixed-race Hemings family of Virginia in the context of slavery. Begins with Elizabeth (1735-1807), the daughter of a white man and a slave. Discusses Elizabeth's children, including Sally Hemings--Thomas Jefferson's mistress and his late wife's half sister. Nat'l Book Award. Pulitzer Prize. 2008.
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Narrator |
Moore, Bob.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Long Book - LO
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Black Interest - BLK
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Booklist - National Book Award - BNBA
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Pulitzer Prize winner.
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LC Subject |
African American families - Virginia - Albemarle County
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African American families
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African Americans - Biography
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Racially mixed people - United States - Biography
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Slaves - Virginia - Albemarle County - Biography
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Albemarle County (Va.) - Biography
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Monticello (Va.) - Biography
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Call Number |
973.460922 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2008
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., 2008. 0393064778
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