I: 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
II: 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
III: 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.