America's first daughter
Subtitle: a novel
By: Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie
Contributors: Kamoie, Laura Croghan, author
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 590
ISBN-13: 9780062347268; 9780062347275
Subjects: Children of presidents; Fiction
Description: As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, Patsy becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death. She travels with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris that Patsy learns about her fathers liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father's protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Her choices will follow her in the years to come, and as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father's reputation.
Notes: "P.S. Insights, interviews & more..."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.