Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family

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Synopsis
On October 31, 1998, the Associated Press broke the news of the DNA findings linking Thomas Jefferson to Sally Hemings through the Eston Hemings line. On November 10, on national TV, Oprah united members of the Jefferson family and the descendants of the Eston, Madison, and Woodson lines of the Hemings family--and history was made. On this show, Lucian Truscott IV, a Jefferson descendant, issued an invitation to the Hemings family to come to a family reunion at Monticello. At the reunion, emotions ran high--and it was in this setting that photographer Jane Feldman met Shannon Lanier and the idea for this book was born. The authors have since traveled the country amassing historical materials and interviewing and photographing members of both sides of the family. This is the story of their journey, 200 years back in time, and back and forth across family and racial lines.
Copyright:
2002

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
158 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780375821684
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Shannon Lanier and Jane Feldman
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:
Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:
8–12
Submitted By:
170
Proofread By:
170
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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