Among his slaves, George Mason, slavery at Gunston Hall, and the idealism of the American Revolution, Terry K. Dunn
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Among his slaves, George Mason, slavery at Gunston Hall, and the idealism of the American Revolution, Terry K. Dunn
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Among his slaves
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
927363926
Responsibility statement
Terry K. Dunn
Series statement
Local authors project
Sub title
George Mason, slavery at Gunston Hall, and the idealism of the American Revolution
Summary
"In Among His Slaves, teacher and historian Terry Dunn probes George Mason's surviving primary sources to tease out more about the enslaved individuals he owned, revealing names, ages, skills, or family ties. Mason's actions - and reactions - toward slaves in both the Mason and Eilbeck households affected and changed him. For those enslaved individuals whose acute desire for freedom remained paramount, the stories of their quests for freedom shed light on both master and slave." --, Back cover
Table Of Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviated Mason family genealogy -- Beginnings -- Chesapeake plantation life in the eighteenth century -- The slaves of Gunston Hall, 1746-1770 -- The slaves of Gunston Hall, 1770-1792 -- Mason's growing idealism and changing attitude in the revolutionary period -- Concluding thoughts -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix: Mason and Eilbeck family inventories -- Tables
Target audience
adult