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by Susan Kern

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Merging archaeology, material culture, and social history, historian Susan Kern 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. Located in present-day Albemarle County, Virginia, Shadwell was at the time considered "the frontier." However, Kern demonstrates that Shadwell was no crude log cabin; it was, in fact, a well-appointed gentry house full of fashionable goods, located at the center of a substantial plantation.

Kern's scholarship offers new views of the family's role in settling Virginia as well as new perspectives on Thomas Jefferson himself. By examining a variety of sources, including account books, diaries, and letters, Kern re-creates in rich detail the daily lives of the Jeffersons at Shadwell--from Jane Jefferson's cultivation of a learned and cultured household to Peter Jefferson's extensive business network and oversight of a thriving plantation.

Shadwell was Thomas Jefferson's patrimony, but Kern asserts that his real legacy there came from his parents, who cultivated the strong social connections that would later open doors for their children. At Shadwell, Jefferson learned the importance of fostering relationships with slaves, laborers, and powerful office holders, as well as the hierarchical structure of large plantations, which he later applied at Monticello. The story of Shadwell affects how we interpret much of what we know about Thomas Jefferson today, and Kern's fascinating book is sure to become the standard work on Jefferson's early years.

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  • Title Jeffersons at Shadwell
  • Author Susan Kern
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Publication date 2012-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780300187434 / 0300187432
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 14.73 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Geographic Orientation: Virginia
  • Category Archaeology / Anthropology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.460

About the author

Susan Kern is currently visiting assistant professor of history at the College of William and Mary. She lives in Virginia.

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