first edition Hardcover
1977 · New York
by Miller, John Chester
New York: The Free Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0029215005 . A handsome first edition/second printing in Fine condition in About Fine dust-jacket with trivial edgewear and minor chipping; The Wolf by the Ears: Thomas Jefferson and Slavery is a book that examines the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and slavery. John Chester Miller argues that Jefferson was a slaveholder who believed in the intrinsic value of slavery and the benefits it provided to society. Miller argues that Jefferson's views on slavery were shaped by his own experiences as a slaveholder and his interaction with other (truncated)