Thomas Jefferson and His Women

New Book Exonerates Thomas Jefferson in DNA/Sexual Controversy with Slave

December, 2010 (MMD Newswire) -- "In Defense Of Thomas Jefferson" (ISBN: 978-0-312-56100-0) has just been published by St. Martins Press and nominated for the Virginia Literary Award for 2010. The book concerns the major historical controversy surrounding Mr. Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. "In Defense" definitively destroys the cultural myth that Jefferson had any relationship with Ms. Hemings.

In this startling and revelatory new book, William G. Hyland Jr. shows not only that the evidence against Jefferson is lacking, but that in fact he is entirely innocent of the charge of having sexual relations with Hemings.

The belief that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and fathered a child (or children) with slave Sally Hemings -- and that such an allegation was proven by DNA testing -- has become so pervasive in American popular culture that it is not only widely accepted but taught to students as historical fact. In this startling and revelatory argument, William G. Hyland Jr. shows not only that the evidence against Jefferson is lacking, but that in fact he is entirely innocent of the charge of having sexual relations with Hemings.

WILLIAM G. HYLAND JR. of FL 11:05AM December 06, 2010