The only unavoidable subject of regret" : George Washington, slavery, and the enslaved community at Mount Vernon

The only unavoidable subject of regret" : George Washington, slavery, and the enslaved community at Mount Vernon

George Washington, slavery, and the enslaved community at Mount Vernon

Charlottesville|London University of Virginia Press 2019

xv, 502 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.

923.173 W318thmv 2019 MB

(OCoLC)1035366283

" ...The book begins with a look at George and Martha Washington as slaveowners, before turning to various facets of slave life ranging from work, to family life, housing, foodways, private enterprise, and resistance. Along the way, readers will see a relationship between Washington's military career and his style of plantation management, learn of the many ways slaves rebelled against their condition, and get to know many of the enslaved people who made Mount Vernon their home"--Provided by publisher.|Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-476) and index.|Contents: 1. "I Never See That Man Laugh to Show His Teeth" : George Washington and Marsha Washington as Slave Owners -- 2. "A Plant of Rapid Growth" : New Ideas and a Change of Heart -- 3. "To Remain Constantly with the People" : Hired, Indentured, and Enslaved Supervisors -- 4. "So Exact and So Strict" : Labor and the Mount Vernon Slaves -- 5. "They Appear to Live Comfortable Together" : Family Life in the Mount Vernon Slave Community -- 6. "A Mean Pallet" : The Slave Quarters at Mount Vernon -- 7. "And Procure for Themselves a Few Amenities" : Recreation and Private Enterprise in the Enslaved Community -- 8. "Better ... Fed Than Negroes Generally Are" : Diet of the Mount Vernon Slaves -- 9. "An Idle Set of Rascals" : Control and Resistance among the Mount Vernon Slaves -- Conclusion. More than a Father.|L2019M52

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