America's First Daughter Author:Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in... more » Paris that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father's troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love -- with her father's protege William Short. Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can still be a devoted daughter.