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Author Lehmann, Karl, 1894-1960.

Title Thomas Jefferson, American humanist / by Karl Lehmann.

Publication Info. Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1985.
1947.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.46 J45L    Check Shelf
Description xv, 273 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents pt. I. CONVERSATION WITH THE ANCIENTS : -- 1. The search for knowledge -- 2. Books and monuments -- 3. Youthful studies -- 4. Mature exploration -- pt. II. FACT AND REFLECTION : -- 5. Experience versus theory -- 6. Pursuit of the concrete -- 7. The dark side of humanity -- pt. III. REASON AND IMAGINATION : -- 8. Freedom of thought -- 9. Forceful imagination -- 10. Creative architecture -- 11. The art of living -- 12. The portico of learning.
Note Reprint. Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1947.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 211-260.
Note Includes indexes.
Subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Knowledge and learning.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Intellectual life.
Humanists -- United States.
ISBN 0813910781
9780813910789
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