| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemings's childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jefferson's life and legacy. Though Jefferson lived in a mansion, Hemings and his siblings lived in a single room. While Jefferson doted on his white grandchildren, he never showed affection to his enslaved children. Though he kept the Hemings boys from hard field labor instead sending them to work in the carpentry shop Jefferson nevertheless listed the children in his Farm Book along with the sheep, hogs, and other property. Here is a profound and moving account of one family's history, which is also America's history. |
| Awards |
2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Hemings, Madison, 1805-1877 -- Juvenile literature.
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Hemings, Madison, 1805-1877. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Relations with women -- Juvenile literature.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. |
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Relations with women. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
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Families. |
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Hemings, Sally -- Juvenile literature.
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Hemings, Sally. |
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Freed persons -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Freed persons. |
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Virginia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Monticello -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Enslaved persons. |
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Virginia -- Monticello. |
| Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Widener, Terry, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780385383424 (hardcover) |
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0385383428 (hardcover) |
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9780385383431 (glb) |
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0385383436 (glb) |
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9780385383448 (e-book) |
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