Master Of The Mountain

Author : Henry Wiencek
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466827785
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of the Mountain written by Henry Wiencek and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money. So far, historians have offered only easy irony or paradox to explain this extraordinary Founding Father who was an emancipationist in his youth and then recoiled from his own inspiring rhetoric and equivocated about slavery; who enjoyed his renown as a revolutionary leader yet kept some of his own children as slaves. But Wiencek's Jefferson is a man of business and public affairs who makes a success of his debt-ridden plantation thanks to what he calls the "silent profits" gained from his slaves—and thanks to a skewed moral universe that he and thousands of others readily inhabited. We see Jefferson taking out a slave-equity line of credit with a Dutch bank to finance the building of Monticello and deftly creating smoke screens when visitors are dismayed by his apparent endorsement of a system they thought he'd vowed to overturn. It is not a pretty story. Slave boys are whipped to make them work in the nail factory at Monticello that pays Jefferson's grocery bills. Parents are divided from children—in his ledgers they are recast as money—while he composes theories that obscure the dynamics of what some of his friends call "a vile commerce." Many people of Jefferson's time saw a catastrophe coming and tried to stop it, but not Jefferson. The pursuit of happiness had been badly distorted, and an oligarchy was getting very rich. Is this the quintessential American story?

Author : Cherise Sinclair
Publisher : VanScoy Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0991322231
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of the Mountain written by Cherise Sinclair and published by VanScoy Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Master of the Mountain is, quite simply, a beautiful book. Cherise Sinclair swept me away with her perfect blending of tenderness, healing, erotic discovery, and romance." ~Joyfully Reviewed BOOK DESCRIPTION: Rebecca thinks she is overweight and boring. Logan disagrees. When Rebecca’s lover talks her into a mountain lodge vacation with his swing club, she soon learns she’s not cut out for playing musical beds. But with her boyfriend “entertaining” in their cabin, she has nowhere to sleep. Logan, the lodge owner, finds her freezing on the porch. After hauling her inside, he warms her in his own bed, and there the experienced Dominant discovers that Rebecca might not be a swinger…but she is definitely a submissive. Rebecca believes that no one can love her plump, scarred body. Logan disagrees. He loves her curves, and under his skilled hands, Rebecca loses not only her inhibitions, but also her heart. Logan knows they have no future. Damaged from the war, he considers himself too dangerous to be in any relationship. Once the weekend is over, he’ll have to send the city-girl subbie back to her own world. But will driving her away protect Rebecca or scar them both? "Readers can’t help but fall under this author’s spell as she creates magic with another deliciously scandalous book to delight in. Ms. Sinclair’s plots are always fresh, intelligent, sensual, and emotionally moving." ~The Romance Studio THE MOUNTAIN MASTERS & DARK HAVEN series Mountain Masters: High in the Sierra mountains, Jake and Logan Hunt run a wilderness lodge that caters to alternative lifestyles–especially BDSM. Dark Haven: Set in a BDSM club in San Francisco, the Doms of Dark Haven are experienced, powerfull—and edgy. Although each book is stand-alone, they’re fun to read in order, because of the recurring characters. Book 1: Master of the Mountain Book 2: Simon Says: Mine (novella) Book 3: Master of the Abyss Book 4: Master of the Dark Side (novella) Book 5: My Liege of Dark Haven Book 6: Edge of the Enforcer Book 7: Master of Freedom Keywords: BDSM, erotic romance, dominance, male Dom, dominant hero, submission, alpha male, bondage, spanking,

Author : John C. Inscoe
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870499333
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain Masters written by John C. Inscoe and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antebellum Southern Appalachia has long been seen as a classless and essentially slaveless region - one so alienated and isolated from other parts of the South that, with the onset of the Civil War, highlanders opposed both secession and Confederate war efforts. In a multifaceted challenge to these basic assumptions about Appalachian society in the mid-nineteenth century, John Inscoe reveals new variations on the diverse motives and rationales that drove Southerners, particularly in the Upper South, out of the Union. Mountain Masters vividly portrays the wealth, family connections, commercial activities, and governmental power of the slaveholding elite that controlled the social, economic, and political development of western North Carolina. In examining the role played by slavery in shaping the political consciousness of mountain residents, the book also provides fresh insights into the nature of southern class interaction, community structure, and master-slave relationships.

Author : John Darnielle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441121943
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Sabbath's Master of Reality written by John Darnielle and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Sabbath's Master of Reality has maintained remarkable historical status over several generations; it's a touchstone for the directionless, and common coin for young men and women who've felt excluded from the broader cultural economy. John Darnielle hears it through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his Walkman and hungry for comfort, he explains Black Sabbath as one might describe air to a fish, or love to an android, hoping to convince his captors to give him back his tapes.

Author : Cherise Sinclair
Publisher : VanScoy Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0997552980
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of Solitude written by Cherise Sinclair and published by VanScoy Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master of Solitude: Mountain Masters & Dark Haven 8

Author : Cherise Sinclair
Publisher : VanScoy Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0991322274
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of the Abyss written by Cherise Sinclair and published by VanScoy Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master of the Abyss: Mountain Masters 2

Author : Daniel Wilkinson
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822333685
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Silence on the Mountain written by Daniel Wilkinson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a young human rights worker, "Silence on the Mountain" is a virtuoso work of reporting and a masterfully plotted narrative tracing the history of Guatemala's 36-year internal war, a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.

Author : Kim Jones
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780890515938
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Case of the Missing Mountain written by Kim Jones and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids, grab your caps and team up with rangers Jack and Jen to solve The Case of the Missing Mountain. Complete the puzzles, master the mazes, and secure the secret codes. Solve all eight mysteries to become an official Mystery Ranger. Your personalized badge & certificate are waiting!This 80-page activity book for children teaches young earth creation concepts. Author Kim Jones formerly served as a guide at Mount St. Helen's Seven Wonders Museum. She worked with many other experts to compile the facts for this title.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Master of the World written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witness a thrilling tale of innovation and suspense in 'The Master of the World', a masterpiece by renowned visionary Jules Verne. As his health wanes, Verne weaves a tale of darkness and apprehension, highlighting the ominous specter of despots like the formidable Robur and the looming threat of totalitarianism. Against the backdrop of a perplexing summer in 1903, the Eastern United States becomes a playground for inexplicable phenomena, propelled by unseen forces. Enter John Strock, a dedicated federal inspector, as he embarks on a relentless pursuit of answers amidst the enigmatic Blue Ridge Mountains. Unleashing his revolutionary creation, the awe-inspiring Terror, Robur becomes both a target and an enigma, challenging Strock's determination and shaping their fates in a cataclysmic clash of wills.

Author : Lori Lansens
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147678650X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mountain Story written by Lori Lansens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoning his life to honor his best friend's death, Wolf is stranded with three strangers in the mountain wilderness above Palm Springs and confronts a terrible choice in order to survive. By the author of Rush Home Road.