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Barbara Chase-Riboud
384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781306029933
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This story, based on historical fact recreates the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, who bore him seven children. Visited by a census-taker in 1831, 60-year-old Sally is encouraged to recount her past.
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Barbara Chase-Riboud
384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781306029933
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This story, based on historical fact recreates the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, who bore him seven children. Visited by a census-taker in 1831, 60-year-old Sally is encouraged to recount her past.