xviii, 616 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-543) and index.
Contents
Frontier gentry (1700-1760) -- Town and gown (1760-1762) -- Law and learning (1762-1772) -- Climate for greatness (1772-1781) -- "Measure of a shadow" (1781-1784) -- "The vaunted scene' (1784-1786) -- The Virginian abroad (1786-1789) -- The ship of state (1789-1792) -- The veiling of diplomacy (1792-1793) -- Rosinante stabled (1794-1796) -- "Honorable and easy" (1797-1801) -- "Splendid misery" (1801-1804) -- Philosopher president (1805-1807) -- "The corps of discovery" (1804-1807) -- "The shackles of power" (1805-1809) -- The twilight years (1809-1815) -- Venerable sage (1815-1824) -- The Dream fulfilled (1824-1827) -- Appendix: Documents.