{"product_id":"americas-first-daughter-stephanie-dray-9781504717045","title":"America's First Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150471704X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504717045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 5.30w x 1.90d","brand":"Stephanie Dray","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44860427436287,"sku":"9781504717045","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7c8fe50-4b8c-4382-9241-217d71500b7e.jpg?v=1709136056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-first-daughter-stephanie-dray-9781504717045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}