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Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson (Paperback)

by Samuel H. Sloan (Author)
2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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The Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson: Updated in 2007 with results of the latest DNA Tests and newly discovered evidence concerning his "relations" with his slaves. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Kiseido Publishing Company (September 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 4906574009
  • ISBN-13: 978-4906574001
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,452,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, February 19, 2002
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Don't waste your time (or money). This book is almost as poorly written as it is poorly cited. The author obviously had no editor. There are nearly a half-dozen better choices if you want reliable information on Jefferson and the slavery connection.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Look at it as a diamond in the rough, February 11, 2001
The author asserts that Jefferson begot children with his slave and reminds the reader that this was not usual or shocking behavior for many antebellum Southern men. This book is amusing because of it's high spirited, conversational style and because of it's flaws. It could've been a very good book if only Mr. Sloan had sought out the services of a copy/content editor. The technical problems with the book are just too distracting.
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45 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The myth of Tom and Sally, April 26, 2000
By R. E. Dixon (Clifton, VA) - See all my reviews
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The allegation that Thomas Jefferson was the father of children by his slave, Sally Hemings, was published in a Richmond, Va. newspaper in 1802. In a bumpy read (the writing style ranges from breezy to turgid), Sloan's book is typical of what is becoming an "attack the famous" genre. He offers no new scholarship and skirts around the lack of any direct evidence to support his theme. Sally Hemings was about 14 years old when she travelled to Paris as the maid to Jefferson's youngest daughter. The rumor started by the newspaper charge is that she became pregnant and returned to Monticello to have Jefferson's child. Apparently the author was unaware, when he published this book, that DNA testing was being conducted that ruled out Jefferson as the father. During the period from 1795 to 1808, Sally had four children that lived and Sloan claims Jefferson paternity for all of them. He does not explain, nor have other purveyors of the myth, why no one who observed this Jefferson-Hemings relationship ever made a statement about it during Jefferson's life. This includes his daughters, his grandchildren, brother, sister, and nephews, many of whom resided at Monticello during these years. It also included Sally's two brothers James and Bob, who were freed in the 90's, and her son and daughter who ran away in 1822, as well as two of her sons, a brother, and two nephews who were freed by Jeffersons's will. Imagine how important Sally would have been at Monticello as Jefferson's long time mistress, virtually his wife, yet not one word remains to describe her. She is an historical cipher. The author has clearly read extensively on the subject, but if you are looking for a documented history, this is not your book. Sloan even admits that he "is not impressed with footnotes." It is also hard to have confidence in a book that cites two of the books in Dumas Malone's six volume biography, but not the two with the genealogical information and the special appendix on the Hemings issue. Sloan could have benefitted from an editor. This has all the faults of a self published book. But, if you are looking for rumor and innuendo, it's all here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sam Sloan's research is spot on.
Good research, good book. It boggles the mind as to how some people can continue to deny the Hemings-Jefferson relationship in lieu of all of the evidence. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Raina the Red

1.0 out of 5 stars strange author
I have not read the book, but I saw it advertised on the author's website. I got to his website while looking for something else. Read more
Published on November 7, 2006 by S. Macika

4.0 out of 5 stars Slave Children in context
This book was well researched. It is an independent work and does not seem to polished by an editor, but that does not take away from the content. Read more
Published on July 1, 2006 by GrinnolaAlum

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