Forest Hill; a tale of social life in 1830-1831. [By M. E. Wormeley.]
Author: afterwards LATIMER WORMELEY (Mary Elizabeth)
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Published: 1846
Total Pages: 286
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Published: 1846
Total Pages: 286
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Hickling Prescott
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 788
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Correspondence of William Hickling Prescott, including letters to George P. Putnam and Susan Prescott. Also included are six letters from George S. Hillard to George P. Putnam; and an engraving by J. Kirk of Prescott's house in Pepperell, Massachusetts, n.d.
Author: William Hickling Prescott
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 484
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 482
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1998-03-29
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0813933560
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence. In this study, Gordon-Reed assembles a fascinating and convincing argument: not that the alleged thirty-eight-year liaison necessarily took place but rather that the evidence for its taking place has been denied a fair hearing. Friends of Jefferson sought to debunk the Hemings story as early as 1800, and most subsequent historians and biographers followed suit, finding the affair unthinkable based upon their view of Jefferson's life, character, and beliefs. Gordon-Reed responds to these critics by pointing out numerous errors and prejudices in their writings, ranging from inaccurate citations, to impossible time lines, to virtual exclusions of evidence—especially evidence concerning the Hemings family. She demonstrates how these scholars may have been misguided by their own biases and may even have tailored evidence to serve and preserve their opinions of Jefferson. This updated edition of the book also includes an afterword in which the author comments on the DNA study that provided further evidence of a Jefferson and Hemings liaison. Possessing both a layperson's unfettered curiosity and a lawyer's logical mind, Annette Gordon-Reed writes with a style and compassion that are irresistible. Each chapter revolves around a key figure in the Hemings drama, and the resulting portraits are engrossing and very personal. Gordon-Reed also brings a keen intuitive sense of the psychological complexities of human relationships—relationships that, in the real world, often develop regardless of status or race. The most compelling element of all, however, is her extensive and careful research, which often allows the evidence to speak for itself. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy is the definitive look at a centuries-old question that should fascinate general readers and historians alike.
Author: Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 828
ISBN-13: 1584771372
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.
Author: Leila Pendleton
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An early history of African Americans by an African American woman.
Author: James A. Bear (Jr.)
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780813900223
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at age 26.