Sally Hemings: Given Her Time

by Leigh Fought

Book Overview

Sally Hemings: Given Her Time is an exciting, concise biography which tells the extraordinary tale of Sally Hemings, mother of Thomas Jefferson's enslaved children.

Born on the eve of the American Revolution, the war hung over Sally Hemings childhood. As a teenager, she travelled to Paris to witness the beginning of another revolution. There, she entered a painful bargain and became Jefferson's concubine in exchange for her children's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367436159
• ISBN13: 9780367436155
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages