John Hartwell Cocke and Bremo: A Study of Plantation Life by Catherine Helliar-Symon

This monograph gives a basic account of the life of John Hartwell Cocke in conjunction with his plantation Bremo, south of Charlottesville. To begin, it's very short and only really covers plantation experiences (for example, I know from other sources that this man was a general--but I'm not sure which war! My guess is 1812). It also took a while to get to the information I wanted (he started a school for his slaves on his plantation). Finally, this book couched Cocke as the very best of paternalism, and that attitude always makes me leery. But, it was a quick introduction to a figure I wanted to know more about.