Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
by:
Henry Wiencek (author)
Henry Wiencek,NOOK Book (eBook) - First Edition, Edition: 1, English-language edition,Pub by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 10-16-2012
Henry Wiencek,NOOK Book (eBook) - First Edition, Edition: 1, English-language edition,Pub by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 10-16-2012
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781466827783 (1466827785)
Publish date: October 16th 2012
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
This book talks about Jefferson and slavery. Like everything else about this Founding Father, duplicity was at the center of his views on slavery. Early in life he opposed it, but later he would see it as a means to finance his lifestyle. While many pushed him to be a part of the anti-slavery moveme...
This book has forever changed the way I will think of the guy who wrote the Declaration of Independence. It's a compelling and utterly damning picture of a man we have been taught to admire on the most lofty plain. When it came to slavery, he said one thing and did quite the opposite. History book...
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