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New book claims hair strand solves Jefferson-Hemings mystery
Original: "History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery" by Richard Kurin. My rating: 4 out
A new book by Smithsonian scholar Richard Kurin, "History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery," recounts how a strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson's Bible was used to settle long-running questions about his relationship with Sally Hemings. Early readers are rating it favourably, with one reviewer giving it four out of five stars ahead of its 2026 publication.
Why now: Readers are discussing advance reviews of a forthcoming book applying DNA evidence to one of America's most debated historical questions.
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- "History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery" by Richard Kurin. My rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Published in 2026. Book description: The definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible led to a… · ReadingTheDots@vivaldi.net · 7
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