Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings | 2018 | Del Sandeen | Buy |
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (2018) by Del Sandeen is part of the Joined by Fate: Intertwined Biographies series. The book examines the relationship between the third President of the United States and Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman at Monticello. Written for young adult readers, it addresses a difficult chapter of American history.
Sandeen handles the subject with the same directness she brings to her non-fiction work on racial profiling. The Joined by Fate series pairs historical figures whose lives were bound together, and the Jefferson-Hemings story is one of the most significant examples of that concept in American history.