Mr. Jefferson's greed: New book challenges image of reluctant slaveholder
Publishers Weekly calls it the number one history title of the fall and one of the best of all genres. Both Smithsonian and American History magazines have made it a recent cover story. However, thus far here in Thomas Jefferson's hometown, the reception to Henry Wiencek's new book, Master of the Mountain: Jefferson and His Slaves– which builds a portrait of the author of the Declaration of Independence as cold, greedy, and a lying racist– has been less effusive. Far less effusive.
October 18th, 2012 issue #1142
News
Appeal denied: County cop convicted, transparency still elusive
Five years after the notorious Gerry Mitchell case in which an officer went uncharged despite striking a wheelchair-bound pedestrian in a crosswalk, the Albemarle County Po...
Getting out the unregistered vote
Margie Shepherd stands ready to register the at Toddsbury of Ivy shop during the morning commute October 15, the last day to register to vote in the November 6 election.
Hearing continued: Allegedly murder-minded Crozet mom still jailed
A preliminary hearing for Theresa Brady, the Crozet woman accused of attempting to kill her husband by injecting him with insulin, scheduled for Monday, October 15, has bee...
Hello, Dalai: His Holiness rocks Downtown
The line started before 9am. For the Dalai Lama's morning talk at the Paramount Theater, it stretched all the way down past York Place on the Downtown Mall. In front of the...
After finally getting approval from the Board of Architectural Review, which rejected his first boldly-colored design, Ross McDermott, director of the Charlottesville Mural...
Regal crowned? Indie theater owner predicts Carmike's doom
Next month's debut of a new Regal 14-plex will nearly double the number of theater screens in Charlottesville. And according to the last independent theater owner, the open...
We photographed artist Ross McDermott last week starting on the new mural on the side of One Meatball Place on West Main. Here's how it looks October 16. Post-publication c...
The Dish
Business is good: new Mex, cheap sushi, and a Glass Haus
In the last few months, we haven't been able to turn a corner without finding a new eatery opening. Since August, we've counted 16 places that opened, recently opened, or a...
Essays
Spiraling down: Why the Bypass will wreck Albemarle
The Taxpayers for Common Sense, in an October report subtitled "Two trillion in common sense cuts to avoid the fiscal cliff," calls the Charlottesville Western Bypass a fin..
Real Estate - On the Block
Merry Randolph: Upscale finishes highlight downtown tower condo
Facetime
Citizen Lane: Unstoppable agitator pens lively memoir
His backyard in Charlottesville's Bellair neighborhood is far removed from the jungle of Guyana, and the grandfatherly man relaxing in a patio chair doesn't seem the type t...
Letters
Let UVA police chief keep commenting
UVA Police Chief Mike Gibson’s comment about the “point of no return” that causes men to rape may help explain UVA’s policies toward rape, which are often criticize...
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