The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

Annette Gordon-Reed

798 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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So begins this epic work--named a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time, the Los Angeles Times, Amazon.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, and a notable book by the New York Times--Annette Gordon-Reed's "riveting history" of the Hemings...

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informative 100%
challenging 63%
reflective 57%
emotional 36%
sad 21%
dark 10%
hopeful 10%
tense 10%

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medium 27%

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