Recommended Reading
Book Box 1
- Thomas Jefferson by Richard Bernstein
- Flight From Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War by Michael Kranish
- The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed
- Thomas Jefferson and Music by Helen Cripe
- The Jeffersons at Shadwell by Susan Kern
- Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece by Richard Guy Wilson
- The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf
- The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: The Retirement Series edited by J. Jefferson Looney
For Kids
- Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance and various authors (Introduction by David McCullough)
Discussion
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As a teacher of history, I was excited to read the much-hyped "The Hemingses of Monticello," but found it to be long-winded and nearly unreadable. For my money, a much better choice on the topic is, "The Jefferson-Hemings Controvery: Report of the Scholars Commission," which I picked up at the Monticello gift shop. I only wish I had found it first. It is available here on Amazon for those who wish to read it before visiting Monticello: amazon.com/The-Jefferson-Hemings-Controversy-Scholars-Commission/dp/0890890854/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top