Slavery at the home of George Washington

Author(s)

• Schwarz, Philip J.
• Lee, Jean B.

Bibliographic Information

Slavery at the home of George Washington

edited by Philip J. Schwarz ; [contributors], Jean B. Lee ... [et al.]

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, c2001

Note

"This publication was made possible by a generous grant from the Honorable and Mrs. Togo D. West, Jr."

Description and Table of Contents

Description

George Washington inherited his first slave at the age of eleven, and he was the only founding father to free his slaves in his will. This highly readable selection of articles focuses on Washington's changing attitudes toward the institution of slavery and his everyday relationships with the slaves who shared his Mount Vernon estate. Along with his insightful introduction, editor Philip J. Schwarz has included James C. Rees's essay ""Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Changing Interpretation of Slave Life on the Mount Vernon Estate,"" Dennis J. Pogue's essay ""Slave Lifeways at Mount Vernon: An Archaeological Perspective,"" and Lorena S. Walsh's essay ""Slavery and Agriculture at Mount Vernon,"" as well as essays by Jean B. Lee, Mary V. Thompson, and Edna Greene Medford.

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• NCID: BA69005049
• ISBN:
  • 0931917387
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Mount Vernon, Va.
• Pages/Volumes: iii, 182 p., [2] leaves of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Views on slavery
  • LCSH : Slavery -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon -- History
  • LCSH : Mount Vernon (Va.) -- History