Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

by Henry Wiencek

Book Overview

Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. 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. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money. So far, historians have offered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374299560
• ISBN13: 9780374299569
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"