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Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner of the 2008 NBA Nonfiction

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

by Annette Gordon-Reed

Recorded edition: W.W. Norton & Co. · 2008 · ISBN 0393064778 · Edition source

Approximately 798 pages

Estimated reading time: 20–27 hours at 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate.

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2009 winner

Pulitzer Prize for History

United States

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National Book Award for Nonfiction

United States · Nonfiction

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