Americas First Daughter

Posted on 07 October 2017 by Stephanie Dray

In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson s eldest daughter, Martha Patsy Jefferson Randolph a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still 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 American minister to France.It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen year old Patsy learns about her father s troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father s prot g William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can choose a life as William s wife and still be a devoted daughter.Her choice will follow her in the years to come, to Virginia farmland, Monticello, and even the White House And as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father s reputation, in the process defining not just his political legacy, but that of the nation he founded. New Download [ Americas First Daughter ] by [ Stephanie Dray ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book is downright delicious, and hands down wins the award for my favorite novel of Revolutionary America Ever Thomas Jefferson has always been my favorite Founding Father, simply because he s so darn enigmatic What is one to make of the man who penned the Declaration of Independence, yet kept his own slaves at Monticello and had an affair with his slave Sally Hemings And while I knew that Jefferson made a promise at his wife s deathbed never to remarry and that he had a daughter who fu This book is downright delicious, and hands down wins the award for my favorite novel of Revolutionary America Ever Thomas Jefferson has always been my favorite Founding Father, simply because he s so darn enigmatic What is one to make of the man who penned the Declaration of Independence, yet kept his own slaves at Monticello and had an affair with his slave Sally Hemings And while I knew that Jefferson made a promise at his wife s deathbed never to remarry and that he had a daughter who fulfilled the societal obligatio...This novel took me by surprise The writing started off a bit shaky, however once Dray Kal found their rhythm the writing became muchfluid and completely sucked me into the story What I knew of Thomas Jefferson was from high school and college history classes, so I was not expecting his story to read like a soap opera And Patsy The sacrifices she made for her father and for his legacy are staggering I don t know that history would ve embraced him as reverently as it has if no Th...On completion Two stars and I will explain why You may be looking for exactly what this book gives, but not me The book ends with an authors note that explains in detail both the liberties taken in altering known facts and a clear declaration of what were the authors intentions for the book I am extremely thankful for this clear declaration It is stated outright that we are given a view of the events through Martha Jefferson Randolph s eyes and that characters are romanticized for dramatic On completion Two stars and I will explain why You may be looking for exactly what this book gives, but not me The book ends with an authors note that explains in detail both the liberties taken in altering known facts and a clear declaration of what were the authors intentions for the book I am extremely thankful for this clear declaration It is stated outright that we are given a view of the events through Martha Jefferson Randolph s eyes and that characters are romanticized for dramatic purposes Martha Jefferson Randolph is Thomas and Martha Jefferson s daughter The book is meant to leave a dramatic punch This is not what I was looking for and romance is not a popular genre for me The authors do not alter facts to give a misrepresentation but rather to...AMERICA S FIRST DAUGHTER is the story of a generation caught between the past and the future of a nation, and illuminates how the actions of one woman managed to sustain a family in spite of the consequences of both privileg...If you think politics are dirty today, you should read about the politics in our American history Other than George Washington, a lot of dirt was spread about politicians In the race of 1800, Jefferson was said to be dead, an atheist and a coward John Adams was supposed to be a tyrant and a criminal Jefferson said to be a swindler begot by a mulatto upon a half breed Indian squaw and Adams was called a hermaphrodite American politics apparently was never for the faint of heart This well If you think politics are dirty today, you should read about the politics in our American history Other than George Washington, a lot of dirt was spread about politicians In the race of 1800, Jefferson was said to be dead, an atheist and a coward John Adams was supposed to be a tyrant and a criminal Jefferson said to be a swindler begot by a mulatto upon a half breed Indian squaw and Adams was called a hermaphrodite American politics ...Historical fiction par excellence I m delightedly surprised ecstatic, really as I thoroughly enjoyed this Jeffersonian Family Saga from the very first few linesSons of a revolution fight for liberty They give blood, flesh, limbs, their very lives But daughterswe sacrifice our eternal souls This I am sure ofWonderfully readably and extensively researched fiction that is built upon facts and or widely presumed inferences and accepted conclusions, with only a modicum of Historical fiction par excellence I m delightedly surprised ecstatic, really as I thoroughly enjoyed this Jeffersonian Family Saga from the very first few linesSons of a revolution fight for liberty They give blood, flesh, limbs, their very lives But daughterswe sacrifice our eternal souls This I am sure ofWonderfully readably and extensively researched fiction that is built upon facts and or widely presumed inferences and accepted conclusions, with only ...Patsy Jefferson isn t a famous figure in American history, but she should be everything that we know about her father Thomas Jefferson and the nation he shaped came to us through the hands of his daughter, who saw her life s work as shielding his legacy Her life is chronicled through the years as her father s helpmeet, steadfastly at his side through the revolutionary years in France, the White House years acting as his First Lady, and his old age when the nation he helped found hit its grow Patsy Jefferson isn t a famous figure in American history, but she should be everything that we know about her father Thomas Jefferson and the nation he shaped came to us through the hands of his daughter, who saw her life s work as shielding his legacy Her life is chronicled through the years as her father s helpmeet,...I live in Belgium so I ve never been really very invested in the part of American history where this book takes place or knew anything about it, but America s First Daughter has totally changed all that It was the single most brilliant and outstanding historical fiction book that I have ever read Bravo I must admit that I was a bit intimidated by the size of this book at first It s almost 600 pages And the start was a bit slow for me but once I gotinto the story I barely could stop read I live in Belgium so I ve never been really very invested in the part of American history where this book takes place or knew anything about it, but America s First Daughter has totally changed all that It was the single most brilliant and outstanding historical fiction book that I have ever ...Gorgeous Cover Reveal Blurb In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson s eldest daughter, Martha Patsy Jefferson Randolph a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.From her earliest days, Martha Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devoti Gorgeous Cover Reveal Blurb In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and origina...This is an interesting historical fiction that centers around Thomas Jefferson s daughter Patsy and the choices she made to support her father and essentially sacrifice her own wants and desires in doing so So much historical information and details conveyed in this one What an insightful read that the authors craft in a way that always keeps you turning the page I think the biggest overall emotion that comes to me as I read was just the overall sense of powerlessness the vast majority of p This is an interesting historical fiction that centers around Thomas Jefferson s daughter Patsy and the choices she made to support her father and essentially sacrifice her own wants and desires in doing so So much historical information and details conveyed in this one What an insightful read that the authors craft in a way that always keeps you turning the page I think the biggest overall emotion that comes to me as I read was just the overall sense of powerlessness the vast majority of people had over their own lives and outcomes at the time, with the exception of a few wealthy, white male landowners Slavery still existed Women could barely speak of their desires out of propriety, and had little to no agency Patsy and the man she wished to marry couldn t even do so because of her father s disapproval and the man s lack of wealth Not a great time to live for the vast majority of people But anyway, a well researched book that was fascinating to read and hard to put down The authors t...

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07 October 2017

Stephanie Dray