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Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed
Awards
Winner — Library of Virginia Literary Award, 2009
Winner — National Book Award, 2008
Winner — Frederick Douglass Prize, 2009
Winner — George Washington Book Prize, 2009
Winner — Pulitzer Prize, 2009
Winner — Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2009
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2008
Winner — Southern Historical Association Owsley Award, 2009
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2008
Shortlisted — George Washington Book Prize, 2017
Winner — Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Book Award, 2022
Books by Annette Gordon-Reed
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Paperback, 2009
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the National Book Award
New York Times Bestseller
#1 on Esquire's List of the 50 Best Biographies of All Time
"[A] commanding and important book." —Jill...
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Hardback, 2016
A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race.
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Paperback, 2017
A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race.
On Juneteenth
Hardback, 2021
The mesmerising story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history—told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
E Book, 2009
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the National Book Award
New York Times Bestseller
#1 on Esquire's List of the 50 Best Biographies of All Time
"[A] commanding and important book." —Jill...
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
E Book, 2016
A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race.
On Juneteenth
E Book, 2021
The mesmerising story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history—told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian.
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
Paperback, 2010
A seminal biography of Thomas Jefferson and a fascinating exploration of his relationship with Sally Hemings.
American Slavery, American Freedom
50th Anniversary Edition, Paperback, 2025
The classic exploration of the connection between freedom and slavery, with a bold new introduction from prominent historian Annette Gordon-Reed