Books by Lucia Stanton
“This book represents the consummation of Stanton’s career researching the history of plantation slavery. It traces the lives of the extended families of Monticello over generations. Annette Gordon-Reed’s work on the connection between Jefferson and the Hemings family, won a Pulitzer. Stanton’s work, as a senior researcher at Monticello for decades, laid a foundation for what Annette wrote. Stanton pretty much started from scratch in reconstructing the world of the slaves and free laborers in Jefferson neighborhood.” Read more...
The best books on Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Burstein, Historian
Interviews where books by Lucia Stanton were recommended
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Jefferson and the Virginians: Democracy, Constitutions, and Empire
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Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry that Forged a Nation
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Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty
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Madison and Jefferson
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"Those Who Labor for My Happiness": Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
by Lucia Stanton
The best books on Thomas Jefferson, recommended by Andrew Burstein
The best books on Thomas Jefferson, recommended by Andrew Burstein
Thomas Jefferson is famous for having written the Declaration of Independence, with its ringing claim that “all men are created equal”. In modern times he has been castigated for hypocrisy, given his ownership of slaves and his failure to campaign for abolition. Here, historian Andrew Burstein discusses Jefferson’s wider political career and whether it is fair to judge his attitude to slavery by contemporary standards.
