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Master of the mountain : Thomas Jefferson and his slaves / Henry Wiencek.
| Author/creator | Wiencek, Henry |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. |
| Description | 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : genealogical tables, illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Thomas Jefferson and his slaves |
| Contents | "This steep, savage hill" -- "Let there be justice" -- Pursued by the black horse -- "We lived under a hidden law" -- "The hammer or the anvil" -- The Bancroft paradox -- "To have good and human heart" -- What the blacksmith saw -- What the colonel saw -- A mother's prayers -- "I will answer for your safety ... banish all fear" -- "To serve you faithful" -- The double aspect -- America's Cassandra -- The man in the iron mask -- "I only am escaped alone to tell thee" -- "The effect on them was electrical" -- "Utopia in full reality" -- Jefferson anew. |
| Abstract | "Master of the Mountain," Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book--based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers--opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world."-- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011052231 |
| ISBN | 9780374299569 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0374299560 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E332.2 .W54 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |