| Description |
viii, 738 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-709) and index. |
| Contents |
1: The education of Thomas Jefferson -- Fire! -- A boy and his books -- A correct, classical scholar -- William and Mary -- The Williamsburg circle -- The limits of English law -- A shelf of notebooks -- Becoming a burgess -- 2: Family and nation -- Domestic life and literary pursuits -- Rude Bard of the north -- A summary view of rights of British America -- The pen and the tomahawk -- The Declaration of Independence -- The book culture of Philadelphia and Williamsburg, contrasted -- Of law and learning -- Lines of communication -- Notes on the state of Virginia -- The narrow house -- An American odyssey -- 3: Our man in Paris -- Bookman in Paris -- Talking about literature -- London town -- Summer of '86 -- An inquisitive journey through France and Italy -- A tour through Holland and the Rhine Valley -- Last days in Paris -- IV: Servant of the people -- The young idea -- The Anas -- Letters from a Virginia farmer -- The vice president and the printed word -- The first inaugural address -- The wall of separation -- "Life of Captain Lewis" -- The president as patron of literature -- V: Monticello -- Return to Monticello -- Letters to an old friend -- The Library of Congress -- The retirement library -- The life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth -- The autobiography -- The University of Virginia from dream to reality -- The life and soul of the university. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Books and reading.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Literary art.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Influence.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Monticello (Va.) -- History.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865.
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| ISBN |
9780195307580 cloth alkaline paper |
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0195307585 cloth alkaline paper |
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