Jefferson's Children
Jefferson's Children

Author: Shannon LaNier

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0593427033

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Now available in ebook format--one of the important books that marked the beginning of the ongoing conversation about slavery and our nation's history. From the sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson and enslaved woman Sally Hemmings comes an anthology of Jefferson's living descendants. Told in the style of a family photo album—with a combination of photographs and interviews—Jefferson’s Children is the riveting story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemming’s sixth great-grandson, Shannon Lanier’s, travels across the country to meet his relatives from both sides of the family. The profiles contained chart the multiple perspectives of Jefferson’s and Hemming’s descendants, from those who embrace their heritage to those who want nothing to do with Jefferson’s legacy. A fascinating picture soon emerges, one that begins with a pairing of two individuals with vastly disparate levels of power—on the one side, the third president of the United States and the author of the Declaration of Independence; on the other, the woman who was his property—and that ultimately represents America’s complicated history with issues of diversity and race and the unusual ways in which we define family. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults “The portraits that emerge are as generous and jumbled as America itself.” —The New York Times “A book about American history, racial identity and the bonds of family that will help young people navigate these difficult areas.” —Black Issues Book Review

Willie Brown
Willie Brown

Author: James Richardson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 0520327268

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This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talented—Brown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics.

Henry Adams
Henry Adams

Author: James Truslow Adams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-05-14

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1000593568

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This book, first published in 1933, examines the life and achievements of Henry Adams, the American historian and political journalist. It looks at his youth and early development of his ideas, and goes on to look at his time as a diplomat, historian and journalist – and his impact upon American political and intellectual life.

History of the Sewell Families in America
History of the Sewell Families in America

Author: Worley Levi B 1895 Sewell

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781015256347

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