I Cannot Tell A Lie

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THE FIRST PRESIDENT

Documented national history states that the nation's first president had no children. But the oral history of the descendants of this African American family tells a different story.

THE CONTROVERSY

Many people will believe the story of George Washington fathering a slave son. Others will find it difficult, if not ...

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I Cannot Tell A Lie: The True Story of George Washington's African American Descendants

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THE FIRST PRESIDENT

Documented national history states that the nation's first president had no children. But the oral history of the descendants of this African American family tells a different story.

THE CONTROVERSY

Many people will believe the story of George Washington fathering a slave son. Others will find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that Washington had an intimate relationship with a slave named Venus. Their fateful union during the era of antebellum slavery produced a son, West Ford.

THE SECRET

As time and space distanced the Ford family from its beginnings at Mount Vernon, each generation continued to walk a precarious line, bearing the weight of their heritage and battling issues of skin color, status, and identity. Linda Allen Bryant, a descendant of West Ford, pens her family's narrative history in I Cannot Tell a Lie. Their genealogy is rich in adventure, love, tragedy, sacrifice and courage--a story that will haunt you long after you turn the last page.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780595318995
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 7/14/2004
  • Pages: 488
  • Sales rank: 1,332,016
  • Product dimensions: 1.09 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 6.00 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 19, 2005

    Awesome!!

    A real page turner. I was enlightened by the Ms. Bryant's depection of the first president. The characters are so memorable that I could feel their plight in keeping such a secret. I look forward to the author's future novels.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2005

    When are they going to do a movie on this one!!

    This book was fascinating - the writing excellent. Never have I been so involved in a story that made me want to know more about this African American family and why the world doesn't know much about them. George Washington would be so proud of what they have accomplished. The book has the makings of a great miniseries!

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