Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother

by Norm Ledgin and N.M. Ledgin

Book Overview

Teenaged Sally Hemings, mixed-race slave and sister-in-law to widower Thomas Jefferson, captured his heart while serving his daughters in Paris where he was U.S. Minister. It was there a 38-year relationship began.The historical novel, Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother, by Jefferson lecturer N.M. Ledgin, portrays a bright, assertive woman. She resolved his "inner conflict," according to historian Winthrop D. Jordan, by ridding him of "high tension...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479132411
• ISBN13: 9781479132416
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"