Thanks, Anita, you make me glad I ordered Henry's book yesterday. Should be here in time for (I'm not afraid to say it) Christmas! It will be a gift to my husband, who, I'm hoping will let me read it first.
Joanne
Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
We should be looking at their lives to see what we can learn from them. That is what I get from Henry's book on George Washington, an unbiased view of the man. We cannot change one event that happened in the past but we can learn from it. They have gone on to their reward, and/or punishment, and left a legacy for us to examine. There is some good in the worst of us, and some bad in the best of us (Not my quote, but it fits the discussion). Just something to lighten the mood here (smile).
Anita
-- qvarizona wrote:
Henry,
That does it. When I read that you were ". . . compelled to share a stage with the redoubtable Alf Mapp, who spluttered in genteel scholarly rage at the GW/TJ comparison, " I knew I had to read your book.
Joanne
Henry Wiencek wrote:
I shall now take out my cudgel and accuse Mr. Dixon of George
Washington-bashing! (Kidding.) I have great respect for Mr. Dixon's
knowledge of the law but here he is in error: "One post asserted that
Washington waived this requirement that the slave leave Virginia after one
year, which Washington had no authority to do." Washington died in 1799,
the act requiring exile was passed in 1806. His other points about GW, the
dower slaves, etc., are half right at best. For the third time I will now
urge a list member to look at my book on GW and slavery: "An Imperfect God."
I turned up a lot of new information, primary material never published
before. GW's manumission seems to irritate Jefferson partisans because they
can't explain it away and it DOES make TJ look bad by comparison. I was
compelled to share a stage with the redoubtable Alf Mapp, who spluttered in
genteel scholarly rage at the GW/TJ comparison. Facts are facts. Sorry!
Henry Wiencek
Charlottesville
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