"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" - Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination. A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is often portrayed as a hopelessly enigmatic figure - a riddle -... - "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" - Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination.
On Juneteenth. Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origin... - On Juneteenth.
Our Declaration. Featured on the front page of the New York Times, Our Declaration is already regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American democracy through our founding text. Combining a personal account of teaching the Declaration with... - Our Declaration.
The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family. Sarah and Angelina Grimke-the Grimke sisters-are revered figures in American history, famous for rejecting their privileged lives on a plantation in South Carolina to become firebrand activists in the North. Their antislavery pamphlets, a... - The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.
The Hemingses of Monticello. This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hem... - The Hemingses of Monticello.
Thomas Jefferson by R. B. Bernstein. In Thomas Jefferson, author R. B. Bernstein offers the definitive short biography of this revered American. Included are all of Jefferson's triumphs, contradictions, and failings, from his luxurious (and debt-burdened) life as... - Thomas Jefferson by R. B. Bernstein.