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."--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiencek, Henry
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Enslaved persons.
Monticello (Va.) > History.
Enslaved persons > Virginia > Albemarle County > History.
Plantation life > Virginia > Albemarle County > History.
NonFiction.
Historical.
Political.
Sociological.
Genre:
NonFiction.
Historical.
Political.
Sociological.
Physical Description:336 pages : illustrations maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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