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ⓘ About Annette Gordon-Reed
Her other notable works include Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings and On Juneteenth. Annette is also a professor of history at Rutgers University and a law professor at New York Law School. She has also served as a National Humanities Center trustee since 2018 and is a member of the American Philosophical Society. The talented author lives in New York with her husband and two children. In the mid-1700s, an English captain in charge of a ship that made trips between England and Virginia fathered a child with a slave living near Williamsburg. This captain’s surname was Hemings, and together with this unknown woman of African descent, they had a daughter and named her Elizabeth. The Eppeses owned this enslaved woman.
All Book Series by Annette Gordon-Reed
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1997
Vernon Can Read!
Book 2 of 7 · published 2001 Co-authored · Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Book 6 of 7 · published 2016 Co-authored · Peter S. Onuf
Theodore Roosevelt
Series opener · book 1 of 45 · published 2002 Anthology · Louis Auchincloss
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Book 15 of 45 · published 2003 Anthology · RoyJenkins
George Washington
Book 18 of 45 · published 2004 Anthology · James MacGregor Burns,Susan Dunn
Chester Alan Arthur
Book 19 of 45 · published 2004 Anthology · Zachary Karabell
Benjamin Harrison
Book 22 of 45 · published 2005 Anthology · Charles W. Calhoun
Harry S. Truman
Book 29 of 45 · published 2008 Anthology · Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.,Robert Dallek
Herbert Hoover
Book 34 of 45 · published 2009 Anthology · William E. Leuchtenburg
Lyndon B. Johnson
Book 38 of 45 · published 2010 Anthology · Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.,Sean Wilentz,Charles Peters
Bill Clinton
Latest in the series · book 45 of 45 · published 2017 Anthology · Michael Tomasky
Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine
Book 3 of 4 · published 2021
U.S. History at the 250th: From the Revolution to the History Wars
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Annette Gordon-Reed?
Her other notable works include Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings and On Juneteenth. Annette is also a professor of history at Rutgers University and a law professor at New York Law School. She has also served as a National Humanities Center trustee since 2018 and is a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Which Annette Gordon-Reed series should I start with?
The best place to start is The American Presidents series, the earliest of Annette Gordon-Reed's multi-book series: it opens with Theodore Roosevelt (2002) and runs to 45 books across 2002–2017, ending with Bill Clinton (2017).
How many books has Annette Gordon-Reed written?
Annette Gordon-Reed has 56 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 45 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The American Presidents series with 45 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Annette Gordon-Reed's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Annette Gordon-Reed's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The American Presidents (2002–2017, 45 books).
How are Annette Gordon-Reed's books organised into series?
This guide splits Annette Gordon-Reed's 56 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The American Presidents (45 books, 2002–2017).