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Jefferson's Sons
A Founding Father's Secret Children
Book Summary
A fictionalized look at the last 20 years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings.
This book is about:
- Monticello (Va.),
- Jefferson, Thomas,
- Hemings, Sally,
- Virginia,
- Slavery,
- Juvenile fiction,
- African Americans,
- History,
- Fiction
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