Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed is a professor of law at New York Law School and a professor of history at Rutgers University. She is the author of "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy" and "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." She lives in New York City.
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Annette Gordon-Reed is a professor of law at New York Law School and a professor of history at Rutgers University. She is the author of "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy" and "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." She lives in New York City.
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A Slave in the White House is not another diatribe against the evils of slavery. It existed, it sucked, it divided the country, and it left lasting scars on entire generations past, present, and future. Rather, Elizabeth Dowling Taylor's focus is the extraordinary story of Paul Jennings, a man born ...
Long-time readers of my reviews know that I admire a well-researched book. "A Slave in the White House" is just such a book.Elizabeth Dowling Taylor's book about Paul Jennings, a man born into slavery on the James and Dolley Madison estate, brings the time period and historical personae to life thr...
Finally finished! It took long enough. Despite my slow going with this book it was fairly good and really interesting.I personally adore Thomas Jefferson, if you couldn't tell, and after a trip to Montecello and Poplar Forest I started this book. It's a pretty in depth look on both Jefferson's life...
This book is incredibly well-written. It is clear that AGR has a firm grasp on the relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.