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Jefferson's Sons

Jefferson's Sons

A Founding Father's Secret Children

by Kimberly Bradley and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/09/2011

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The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, and while they do get special treatment - better work, better shoes, even violin lessons - they are still slaves, and are never to mention who their father is. The lighter-skinned children have been promised a chance to escape into white society, but what does this mean for the children who look more like their mother? As each child grows up, their questions about slavery and freedom become tougher, calling into question the real meaning of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Told in three parts from the points of view of three of Jefferson's slaves - Beverly, Madison, and a third boy close to the Hemings family - these engaging and poignant voices shed light on what life was like as one of Jefferson's invisible offspring.
ISBN:
9780803734999
9780803734999
Category:
Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-09-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Dial Books
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
368
Dimensions (mm):
211x147x33mm
Weight:
0.45kg
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has written several historical novels for children and young adults, including the bestselling Newbery Honor Book The War that Saved My Life.

She lives on a farm in Tennessee with her family.

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