Family, Slavery, and Love in the Early American Republic: The Essays of Jan Ellen Lewis

This volume amply demonstrates the power of Lewis's careful readings of texts, nuanced, interpretations, and meticulously constructed arguments. Seeing the full span of Lewis's work and the way she often began pulling on threads that later scholars continued to unravel made me wish for an entire second volume exploring her legacy in these fields. Her influence will continue both through her published works and the many, many publications of scholars who build upon them."-Journal of Southern History

The affection and admiration felt toward Lewis emanate from every contributor. . . It is a fitting tribute to Lewis's scholarship and will also be of use to those interested in the history of the Early American Republic and how investigations of race, gender, and emotions provided insight into politics, the constitution, and Thomas Jefferson himself."-The Middle Ground Journal

A masterful tribute to Lewis . . . . In a time when political divides over school curricula threaten to erase the complicated, messy contradictions of the nation's founding in favor of a polished yet limiting triumphal perspective Lewis's scholarship, once again, is a timely and necessary intervention."-H-Net Reviews