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My name is James Madison Hemings
Record details
- ISBN: 0385383436 (glb)
- ISBN: 9780385383431 (glb)
- ISBN: 0385383428
- ISBN: 9780385383424
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Physical Description:
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2016.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J B H4877w (Text) | 33126021818764 | JBiography | Available | - |
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An evocative story based on the childhood of James Madison Hemings, the son of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, describes an impoverished existence that identified him more as property than a person. Simultaneous eBook. - Random House, Inc.
A New York Times Notable BookÂ
A powerful historical picture book about the child of founding father Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings.
In an evocative first-person account accompanied by exquisite artwork, Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemingsâs childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jeffersonâs life and legacy. Though Jefferson lived in a mansion, Hemings and his siblings lived in a single room. While Jefferson doted on his white grandchildren, he never showed affection to his enslaved children. Though he kept the Hemings boys from hard field laborâinstead sending them to work in the carpentry shopâJefferson nevertheless listed the children in his âFarm Bookâ along with the sheep, hogs, and other property. Here is a profound and moving account of one familyâs history, which is also Americaâs history.
An author's note includes more information about Hemings, Jefferson, and the author's research.
"This gentle, emotional book is a reminder that many presidentsâ biographies have distressing aspects. . . . A simple but historically solid introduction to some of the moral crises slavery presented for our nation." --The New York Times
"Through a poignant first-person monologue, Winter imagines the peculiar upbring- ing of Virginia slave James Madison Hemings, son of Thomas Jefferson and his enslaved mistress, Sally Hemings.ââBulletin, starred reviewÂ