This story of Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, tells a darker piece of America's history from an often unseen perspective-that of three of Jefferson's slaves-including two of his own children. As each child grows up and tells his story, the contradiction between slavery and freedom becomes starker, calliing into question the real meaning of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This poignant story sheds light on what life was like as one of Jefferson's invisible offspring.
- ISBN10 0142421847
- ISBN13 9780142421840
- Publish Date 10 January 2013 (first published 1 September 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 February 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Puffin
- Format Paperback (US Digest)
- Pages 400
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780142421840