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A president in the family : Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and Thomas Woodson Byron W. Woodson, Sr
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Family History Room Fa 929.2 W898w 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woodson, Byron W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Relations with women.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Relations with slaves.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Family.
- Hemings, Sally.
- Woodson, Thomas, -1879.
- Woodson, Thomas.
- Jefferson family.
- Woodson family.
- Hemings family.
- Monticello (Va.).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 271 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
- Summary:
- A descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings chronicles the relationship between Jefferson and his slave and the life of their son, Thomas Woodson, and discusses the Woodson family's efforts to uncover the truth about the different branches of their family tree.
- Contents:
- 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!
- Mr. Jefferson's Will
- Reminiscences of Madison Hemings.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Woodson, Byron W. President in the family.
- ISBN:
- 0275971740 (alk. paper)
- 9780275971748 (alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 44812116
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