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| 提及的人： | Thomas Jefferson |
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| 文件類型： | 圖書 |
| 所有的作者/貢獻者： |
Henry Wiencek |
| ISBN: | 9780374299569 0374299560 |
| OCLC系統控制編碼： | 771057350 |
| 描述： | 336 p., [16] p. of plates : geneal. tables, ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| 内容： | "This steep, savage hill" -- "Let there be justice" -- Pursued by the black horse -- "We lived under a hidden law" -- "The hammer or the anvil" -- The Bancroft paradox -- "To have good and human heart" -- What the blacksmith saw -- What the colonel saw -- A mother's prayers -- "I will answer for your safety ... banish all fear" -- "To serve you faithful" -- The double aspect -- America's Cassandra -- The man in the iron mask -- "I only am escaped alone to tell thee" -- "The effect on them was electrical" -- "Utopia in full reality" -- Jefferson anew. |
| 其他題名： | Thomas Jefferson and his slaves |
| 責任： | Henry Wiencek. |
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<p>"[A] brilliant examination of the dark side of the man who gave the world the most ringing declarations about human liberty." <br>--Jonathan Yardley, "The Washington Post <br>""In this deeply provocative and crisply written journey into the dark heart of slavery at Monticello, Henry Wiencek brings into focus a side of Jefferson that Americans have largely failed--or not cared--to see. This book will change forever the way that we think about the author of the Declaration of Independence."<br>--Fergus M. Bordewich, "The Wall Street Journal <br>"<br>"As an engrossing investigation into Jefferson's change of heart and mind, "Master of the Mountain "is narrative history wrapped around an incendiary device: surely, political pundits and Jeffersonians will be wrestling over Wiencek's explosive interpretations of the historical evidence--some of it newly discovered--for years to come . . . One of the incontestable strengths of Wiencek's book is the way it transports readers deep into the hierarchical world of Jefferson's Monticello."<br>--Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air <br>""[Wiencek's] account of Jefferson's evolving and convoluted position on the subject is all the more damning for his restraint . . . Every American should read it. As depicted by Wiencek, the older Jefferson resembles a modern-day 1-percenter . . . We try to persuade ourselves that the author of some of our most inspiring political works was not a self-serving hypocrite. But given the bountiful evidence offered in "Master of the Mountain," it's now impossible to see him any other way."<br>--Laura Miller, "Salon <br>""Compelling and utterly damning."<br>--Tina Jordan, "Entertainment Weekly <br>""Wiencek carefully probes the historical record, parsing the enormous body of Jefferson literature. His work is a thoughtful and well-documented contribution, offering a powerful reassessment of our third president."<br>--Kevin J. Hamilton, "The Seattle Times <br>""[Wiencek] reviews Jefferson's reco 再讀一些...
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