[PDF] The Life And Selected Writings Of Thomas Jefferson Edited And With An Introduction By Adrienne Koch And William Peden eBook

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 1998-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0375752188

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“Jefferson aspired beyond the ambition of a nationality, and embraced in his view the whole future of man.”—Henry Adams Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) left a vast literary legacy in the form of journal entries, notes, addresses, and seventy thousand letters. This extraordinary volume represents many of his most important contributions to American political thought. It features his Autobiography, which contains the original and revised versions of the Declaration of Independence; the Anas, or Notes (1791–1809); Biographical Sketches; selections from Notes on the State of Virginia, the Travel Journals, and Essay on Anglo-Saxon; a portion of his public papers, including his first and second inaugural addresses; and more than two hundred letters. Taken together, these writings offer indispensable insight into the mind of the man who was instrumental in formulating and guiding this nation’s principles. From the Preface: This selection from the writings of Thomas Jefferson is planned to be a comprehensive presentation of his thought. The greatest amount of space has been allotted to his letters, in the belief that they are of primary importance in revealing the man and his intellect. Jefferson’s two original full-length works, the Notes on Virginia and the Autobiography, are given virtually complete. Along with his best-known public papers, selections from his minor writings are also included. Together, all these serve to depict the man who more aptly than any of his countrymen might be called the American Leonardo.

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,26 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 9780394604541

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"This first paperback edition of the Koch-Peden selection of [Thomas Jefferson's] writings, published during the 250th anniversary of his birth, provides an engaging and timely representation of his thoughts. Included in this volume are the autobiography (including the Declaration of Independence), travel journals, biographical sketches of some of his notable contemporaries, important public papers, Notes on Virginia--his only published book--and a generous selection of his letters on both public and private matters." --

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher :
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780679600626

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Gathers Jefferson's autobiography, selections from his writings on the history of Virginia, travel, and language, and selected letters

Author : Richard Slotkin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0674292383

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The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity—the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and the Lost Cause), and the Good War—and reveals why they are bringing the US to the brink of an existential crisis.