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The President's Daughter

Barbara Chase-Riboud
3.75
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From the bestselling author of Sally Hemings, this is the story of the intelligent and beautiful illegitimate daughter of Thomas Jefferson and the slave who was his mistress. When she turns 21, Harriet Hemings, with her milky white skin and flowing red hair, leaves Monticello to "pass" into Philadelphia society as an orphan.
Genres: Historical FictionHistoricalFictionPresidentsThe United States Of AmericaAmerican HistoryBook Club
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