Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173) and index.
Contents
Self-Evident Truths -- Passionate Idealist -- Power of Opinion -- A Second Revolution -- Empire for Liberty -- Race of Life -- Essays -- "Thomas Jefferson, 1776: Draftsman and Author / Pauline Maier -- "The Rich Fields of Nature" / Charles A. Miller -- "Thomas Jefferson and the Boundaries of American Civilization" / Annette Gordon-Reed -- "Liberty to Learn" / Peter S. Onuf -- "Why Jefferson Lives : A Meditation on the Man and the Myth" / Joseph J. Ellis.