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My Name Is James Madison Hemings / Jonah Winter and Terry Widener.

Author/creator Winter, Jonah, 1962- author.
Other author/creatorWidener, Terry, author, illustrator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract 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.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2015036744
ISBN9780385383424
ISBN0385383428
ISBN9780385383431 (glb)
ISBN0385383436 (glb)
ISBN(ebk)

Available Items

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Joyner TRC Biographies B H373W ✔ Available Place Hold