Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (Updated)

Title: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (Updated) Author: Annette Gordon-Reed ISBN: 9780813918334 Publisher: University of Virginia Press Published: 1998 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine American History 1623523 Publisher Description: 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 r