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Americas first daughter by stephanie dray and laura kamoie. A novel kindle edition by dray, stephanie, kamoie, laura. Stephanie dray s book america s first daughter is a book about freedom, slavery, and the lack of womens rights. We hope to introduce you to the extraordinary men and women who founded the new american nation. A novel stephanie dray, laura kamoie, 2016 harpercollins 624 pp. Americas first daughter, a historical novel by stephanie dray and laura kamoie, recounts much of the life of martha patsy jefferson, daughter of thomas jefferson.
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Americas first daughter by laura kamoie, stephanie dray. The novel begins one day after thomas jefferson has died in 1826, as patsy begins the long task of sifting through her fathers letters and papers to prepare. Between the covers between the covers stephanie dray. Stephanie dray books list of books by author stephanie dray. It is in paris that patsy learns about her fathers liaison with sally hemings, a slave girl her own age. Stephanie dray s most popular book is america s first daughter. Americas first daughter helps give attention to a forgotten woman in american history. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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