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"Those who labor for my happiness" : slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Title: "Those who labor for my happiness" : slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello / Lucia Stanton.
Author: Stanton, Lucia C.
Publication: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, c2012.

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Description

xiv, 369 p. : ill., map, ports.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Our perception of life at Monticello has changed dramatically over the past quarter century. The image of an estate presided over by a benevolent Thomas Jefferson has given way to a more complex view of Monticello as a working plantation, the success of which was made possible by the work of slaves. At the center of this transition has been the work of Lucia 'Cinder' Stanton, recognized as the leading interpreter of Jefferson's life as a planter and master and of the lives of his slaves and their descendants. This volume represents the first attempt to pull together Stanton's most important writings on slavery at Monticello and beyond. Stanton's pioneering work revealed Jefferson's psychology in crucial ways, deepening our understanding of him without demonizing him. Perhaps even more important is the light her writings have shed on the lives of the slaves at Monticello. Her detailed reconstruction for modern readers of the life of the slave is more than vivid; it reveals an active role in the creation of Monticello and a dynamic community previously unimagined. The essays collected here address Jefferson and the lives of his slaves from a rich variety of perspectives, from family histories (including the Hemingses) to the temporary slave community at Jefferson's White House to stories of former slaves' lives after Monticello. Each piece is characterized by Stanton's deep knowledge of her subject and by her determination to do justice to both Jefferson and his slaves"--Publisher description.

Series Statement

Jeffersonian America

Uniform Title

Jeffersonian America.

Alternative Title

Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

Sc E 12-722

ISBN

9780813932231 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813932238 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813932224 (e-book)
081393222X (e-book)

LCCN

2011035898

OCLC

752471539

Author

Stanton, Lucia C.

Title

"Those who labor for my happiness" : slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello / Lucia Stanton.

Imprint

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, c2012.

Series

Jeffersonian America

Jeffersonian America.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 12-722

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