Master of the mountain : Thomas Jefferson and his slaves / Henry Wiencek.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374299569
- ISBN: 0374299560
- ISBN: 9780374534028
- Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-315)and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "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.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1260L Lexile
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 973.46 WIE (Text) | 37810435030738 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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