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Arc d'X

by Steve Erickson · 1993

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Thomas Jefferson's love for, and enslavement of, his mistress, Sally Hemings, forms the center of an exploration of the American spirit.

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of thiscolonial Americacolonial AmericaMore like thisLess of thisVirginiaVirginiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 298 pages

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