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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- 23 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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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 | - |
| Beaufort Main | 973.4 WIENC (Text) | 34208203489470 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 973.4 WIE (Text)
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Given in memory of Chet Mottershead by Dr. William E. King.
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540191010095955 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 973.46 WIE (Text) | 22281500049768 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 973.46 W (Text) | 0112519252921 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Government and Heritage Library | 973.46092 W636m (Text) | 33091007653868 | NC Research Room | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 973.4 Wiencek (Text) | 33115007231480 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 973.46 W (Text) | 33258007135069 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | 973.4 W (Text) | 28198000372144 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 973.46 W (Text) | 39149006765937 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"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."--
