An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek.

Author/creator Wiencek, Henry
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
Description404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents Introduction : General's dream -- Home ground -- On the borderland -- The widow Custis -- A life honorable and amusing -- A scheme in Williamsburg -- So sacred a war as this -- A different destiny -- "A sort of shadowy life" -- The great escape -- Mrs. Peter's patrimony -- The justice of the creator.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-390) and index.
LCCN 2003006984
ISBN0374175268 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E312.17 .W6 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold