In defense of Thomas Jefferson :
by Hyland, William G.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Thomas Dunne Books, (New York :) Physical details: xix, 292 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9780312561000 (alk. paper); 0312561008 (alk. paper).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 973.46092 Hyl (Browse shelf) | Available | 98692 |
James Callender : "human nature in a hideous form" -- Misleading DNA -- Sally Hemings and Randolph Jefferson : "the unknown brother" -- "An American in Paris" -- Timing and conception -- Carr brothers and other male Jeffersons -- Jefferson's declining health -- The scholars commission and the character issue -- Madison Hemings : gossip and hearsay -- Jefferson on trial -- Secret rooms and other Hollywood fantasies -- The Monticello report : a "rush to judgment" -- The Charlottesville connection : true believers -- The "Sally" books -- Jefferson under siege : "presentism" -- Final argument : an innocent man.
Destroys the myth that Thomas Jefferson had a relationship with his slave Sally Heming and concludes that Jefferson's younger brother, Randolph, is the most likely candidate to have fathered Hemings's children.
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