The Hemingses of Monticello: an American family

pt. 1. Origins.

Young Elizabeth's world

John Wayles: the immigrant

The children of no one

Thomas Jefferson

The first Monticello

In the home of a revolutionary

pt. 2. The vaunted scene of Europe.

"A particular purpose"

James Hemings: the provincial abroad

"Isabel or Sally will come"

Dr. Sutton

The rhythms of the city

The eve of revolution

"During that time"

Sarah Hemings: the fatherless girl in a patriarchal society

The teenagers and the woman

"His promises on which she implicitly relied"

"The treaty" and "did they love each other?"

The return

pt. 3. On the mountain.

Hello and goodbye

Equilibrium

The brothers

Philadelphia

Exodus

The second Monticello

Into the future, echoes from the past

The ocean of life

The public world and the private domain

"Measurably happy": the children of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

Retirement for one, not for all

Endings and beginnings.