Books written by Annette Gordon-Reed
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Slavery and the American South: Essays and Commentaries
Philip D. Morgan , Slave Counterpoint : Black Culture in the Eighteenth - Century ... See for example , William W. Freehling , Prelude to Civil War : The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina , 1816-1836 ( New York , 1966 ) ...
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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
Journalsand Letters: APlantation Tutor of the Old Dominion. Ed. Hugh Dickinson Farish. Richmond, 1943. Fleming, Thomas. The Man from Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson. New York, 1969. Flower, Milton E. James Parton: The.
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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
Presents the facts surrounding the speculation about Thomas Jefferson's possible affair with a slave woman, Sally Hemings
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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
This work catapults Gordon-Reed into the very first rank of historians of slavery.
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On Juneteenth
All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the Lone Star State, Gordon-Reed—herself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the ...
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Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History
This book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race.
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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book." —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker This epic work—named a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time, the Los Angeles Times, Amazon, the ...
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Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir
From the civil rights revolution to the halls of power, the best-selling life story of a truly larger-than-life figure, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle Finalist for the George Washington Prize Finalist for the Library of Virginia Literary Award A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice ...
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Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History
Peter Wallenstein , " Race , Marriage , and the Law of Freedom : Alabama and Virginia , 1860s - 1960s , " Chicago - Kent Law ... Oklahoma , 316 U.S. 535 ( 1942 ) ; William G. Ross , Forging New Freedoms : Nativism , Education , and the ...
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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Traces the history of the Hemings family from early eighteenth-century Virginia to their dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, and describes their family ties to the third president against a backdrop of Revolutionary America ...
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Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17th President, 1865-1869
A portrait of America's seventeenth president describes Andrew Johnson's failed efforts to bring about reconciliation following the Civil War, the antagonism of congressional leaders who sought his impeachment, and his legacy for the ...
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Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17th President, 1865-1869
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office Andrew Johnson never expected to be president.
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Divided into three sections, "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" reveals a striking personal dimension to his life.
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Race on Trial
The work of 12 original essays will bring together two themes of American culture - law and race. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Regents v. Bakke and O.J. Simpson.