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The Hemingses of Monticello an American family
| Title | The Hemingses of Monticello an American family |
| Names | Gordon-Reed, Annette. |
| Book Number | DB067564 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| 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. |
| Narrator | Moore, Bob. |
| Local Subject | Adult Book - AD |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Long Book - LO | |
| Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA | |
| History - HST | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Black Interest - BLK | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Booklist - National Book Award - BNBA | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Pulitzer Prize winner. |
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| LC Subject | African American families - Virginia - Albemarle County |
| 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 |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2008 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., 2008. 0393064778 |