The Jeffersons at Shadwell by Susan Kern
Merging archaeology, material culture, and social history, the author reveals the fascinating story of Shadwell, the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson and home to his parents Jane and Peter Jefferson, their eight children and over sixty slaves. She recreates in rich detail the daily lives of the Jeffersons at Shadwell.
“Kern’s re-creation of the daily routines at Shadwell is both painstaking and path-breakingAll future students of Jefferson will turn to this as the standard account of his childhood world.”—Lauren Winner, Duke University -- Lauren Winner
"In this ground-breaking and original work, Susan Kern marvelously re-creates the lost world that gave us one of the most important Americans who ever lived. Kern's research is impeccable, her writing fluid, and no one will ever again be able to consider Jefferson without taking this terrific book into account. A great achievement."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston
-- Jon Meacham
"A scholarly portrait of life in the pre-revolutionary South that overturns some popular perceptions and historians' views . . . . [Kern] provides an intensely fact-based account of the young Jefferson's 'well-ordered, well-connected world.'"—Publishers Weekly
* Publishers Weekly *
"[A] vivid account of life at Jefferson's boyhood home."—John E. Dockall, Library Journal -- John E. Dockall * Library Journal *
Winner of the 2011 Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginian Biography, sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society -- 2011 Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginian Biography * Virginia Historical Society *
Winner of the 2011 Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize given by the Vernacular Architecture Forum -- 2011 Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize * Vernacular Architecture Forum *
"In this ground-breaking and original work, Susan Kern marvelously re-creates the lost world that gave us one of the most important Americans who ever lived. Kern's research is impeccable, her writing fluid, and no one will ever again be able to consider Jefferson without taking this terrific book into account. A great achievement."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston
-- Jon Meacham
"A scholarly portrait of life in the pre-revolutionary South that overturns some popular perceptions and historians' views . . . . [Kern] provides an intensely fact-based account of the young Jefferson's 'well-ordered, well-connected world.'"—Publishers Weekly
* Publishers Weekly *
"[A] vivid account of life at Jefferson's boyhood home."—John E. Dockall, Library Journal -- John E. Dockall * Library Journal *
Winner of the 2011 Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginian Biography, sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society -- 2011 Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginian Biography * Virginia Historical Society *
“[A] fine book . . . a learned and skillfully crafted portrayal of Shadwell . . . a fascinating story . . . a wonderfully rich narrative of eighteenth-century life .”—Barbara B. Oberg, William and Mary Quarterly
-- Barbara B. Oberg * William and Mary Quarterly *Winner of the 2011 Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize given by the Vernacular Architecture Forum -- 2011 Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize * Vernacular Architecture Forum *
Susan Kern is currently visiting assistant professor of history at the College of William and Mary. She lives in Virginia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300187434 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300187432 |
| Title | The Jeffersons at Shadwell |
| Author | Susan Kern |
| Series | The Lamar Series In Western History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2012-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Commended for PROSE (Anthropology/Archeology) 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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