Most Blessed of the Patriarchs
Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf talked about their book "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, in which they examine the intellectual matura…
1,307 viewsAnnette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf talked about their book "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, in which they examine the intellectual matura…
1,307 viewsAnnette Gordon-Reed talked about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton; September 17, 2008), and how she came to write it. She responded to audience members'…
1,047 viewsAnnette Gordon-Reed talked about Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with the enslaved Hemings family, whom he owned. She focused on Sally Hemings, with whom Jefferson supposedly had six c…
2,758 viewsAnnette Gordon Reed and Peter Onuf spoke about their book, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination. They spoke from the H.L. Mencken Non-Fiction…
780 viewsAnnette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf talked about their book Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, in which they examine the intellectual maturati…
1,816 viewsThomas Jefferson purchased a 1,334 acre tract in Virginia, known first as “Indian Camp” and then later named Morven, as a testing ground for various agricultural methods and labor systems th…
1,498 views12:20-12:50PM (History and Bio Tent) Annette Gordon Reed Author, The Hemingses of Monticello Annette Gordon-Reed talked about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. …
693 viewsAppearing by remote access from New York City, Annette Gordon-Reed talked about the political career and the presidential tenure of Thomas Jefferson. She responded to telephone calls and ele…
699 viewsThe panelists talked about the relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Topics included the social implications of interracial sex in the 18th century, Jefferson’s family, an…
2,810 viewsProf. Annette Gordon-Reed talked about her book "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy", published by University Press of Virginia. The book examines the evidence both …
5,032 viewsThe panelists discussed the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. They talked about the cultural impact of recent DNA evidence, and whether or not Thomas Jefferson fathere…
472 viewsIn the third in a series on American presidents, Thomas Jefferson’s life and career are discussed. Mr. Burstein and Mr. Jordan talked about Monticello and Jefferson’s love of nature, his ca…
9,256 viewsThe panel discussed new scientific revelations about the private life of Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. Panelists commented on how President Jef…
316 viewsAs part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, Dr. Roger Wilkins, Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy and Dr. Lucia Stanton, editor…
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