Master of the mountain
Subtitle: Thomas Jefferson and his slaves
By: Henry Wiencek
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780374299569
Subjects: History; Relations with slaves; Slaves; Plantation life
Description: "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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.