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[Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie] ð Americas First Daughter (Thorndike Historical Fiction) ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Americas First Daughter (Thorndike Historical Fiction) rebelmomof"A First Daughter To Be Remembered" according to rebelmomof2. I know absolutely nothing about Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph. I don't even know that much about her father, President Thomas Jefferson. All I know is that once I finished this engrossing novel, I want to read more about her and her family. This is one of my favorite historical fiction novels of all time.Patsy Jefferson is the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Having run from their plantation Monticello to hide from t
| Title | : | Americas First Daughter (Thorndike Historical Fiction) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1410490157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 916 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
Bravo. Not since Gone with the Wind has a single-volume family saga so brilliantly portrayed the triumphs, trials, and sins of a family in the American South. You re going to want to savor this one. Delectable and poignant. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father s protege, William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. As Thomas Jefferson s oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother s death, traveling with him when he becomes America s minister to France.It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of the French Revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father s troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her o
rebelmomof"A First Daughter To Be Remembered" according to rebelmomof2. I know absolutely nothing about Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph. I don't even know that much about her father, President Thomas Jefferson. All I know is that once I finished this engrossing novel, I want to read more about her and her family. This is one of my favorite historical fiction novels of all time.Patsy Jefferson is the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Having run from their plantation Monticello to hide from the British in the Revolutionary War, she grows up as not only as the daughter of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, . said A First Daughter To Be Remembered. I know absolutely nothing about Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph. I don't even know that much about her father, President Thomas Jefferson. All I know is that once I finished this engrossing novel, I want to read more about her and her family. This is one of my favorite historical fiction novels of all time.Patsy Jefferson is the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Having run from their plantation Monticello to hide from the British in the Revolutionary War, she grows up as not only as the daughter of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, . "Jefferson's dutiful daughter" according to Divascribe. I knew a bit about Thomas Jefferson's family, including his daughter Patsy, but this well-researched novel brought her to life. The eldest of three daughters, Patsy was the one who stood by his side through his long career in public service, culminating in the presidency in the early 1800s. Patsy's mother, who died when her eldest was 10, made her promise to always take care of her father, and Patsy did, sometimes to her detriment.The novel starts with Patsy as a child as her family flees Monticello as British troops approach in the waning days of the Re. The heart of Jefferson wogan ‘America’s First Daughter’ is an historical novel that has been well researched. There are quotes from letters and primary resources. The majority of the storyline is taken from factual incidents. It is all told from ‘Patsy'- Jefferson’s daughter’s viewpoint. It would have been of additional interest if more clues to her age would have been included at various times as the novel takes us from 1781 to 1830. There is no hint given how Jefferson had copies of letters he had written, there could have been mention of his po
Whether it s detailing Patsy s life as a debutante in Paris, where she dances with Lafayette and witnesses the first flickers of the French Revolution, or recounting the world of a Virginia plantation, they ve done their homework. --Donna Thorland, author of The Turncoat"Painstakingly researched, beautifully hewn, compulsively readable -- this enlightening literary journey takes us from Monticello to revolutionary Paris to the Jefferson White House, revealing remarkable historical details, dark family secrets, and bringing to life the colorful cast of characters who conceived of our new nation. Highly, highly recommended! --Historical Novel Society, Editor's Choice" . It s breathlessly exciting and heartbreaking by turns-a personal and political page-turner. Gortner, bestselling author of Mademoiselle Chanel"Authors Dray and Kamoie have performed tireless research. America s First Daughter br
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