Master of the mountain, Thomas Jefferson and his slaves, Henry Wiencek
Type
Label
Master of the mountain, Thomas Jefferson and his slaves, Henry Wiencek
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
genealogical tablesmapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Master of the mountain
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
771057350
Responsibility statement
Henry Wiencek
Sub title
Thomas Jefferson and his slaves
Summary
"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
Table Of 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