Library's review
The narrator describes his childhood living in Monticello as the son of Sally Hemings, an enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson, in this thought-provoking picture book. Author’s Note.
Publication
Schwartz & Wade (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
Description
Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemings's childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jefferson's 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 labor instead sending them to work in the carpentry shop Jefferson nevertheless listed the children in his Farm Book along with the sheep, hogs, and other property. Here is a profound and moving account of one family's history, which is also America's history.
Awards
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 11.25 inches
ISBN
0385383428 / 9780385383424
DDC/MDS
973.4 |
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