Framing a legend : exposing the distorted history of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings / M. Andrew Holowchak.

"It is accepted by most acholars that Thomas Jefferson had a lengthy affair with his slave Sally Hemings and fathered at least one of her children. This conclusion is based on a 1998 DNA study published in Nature and on the work of historian Annette Gordon-Reed, assumed by many to be the last word...

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Main Author: Holowchak, M. Andrew (Mark Andrew), 1958-
Language:English
Published: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2013.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Relations with women.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Enslaved persons.
Hemings, Sally.
Paternity testing > United States > Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:296 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"It is accepted by most acholars that Thomas Jefferson had a lengthy affair with his slave Sally Hemings and fathered at least one of her children. This conclusion is based on a 1998 DNA study published in Nature and on the work of historian Annette Gordon-Reed, assumed by many to be the last word on the subject. But as author M. Andrew Holowchak argues compellingly in this eye-opening investigation, the DNA evidence is inconclusive and there are remarkable flaws in the leading historical scholarship purporting to show such a liasion." -- Book jacket.
Call Number:E332.2 .H663 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781616147297 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
1616147296 (hbk. : acid-free paper)