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A companion to Thomas Jefferson

Author: Francis D Cogliano
Publisher: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Series: Blackwell companions to American history.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"A Companion to Thomas Jefferson presents a comprehensive assessment and overview of the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson through a collection of essays grounded in the latest scholarship. Works from more than thirty leading scholars explore specific themes concerning the extraordinary life and times of the influential Founding Father and third U.S. President. Jefferson's wide range of interests and expertise,  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Thomas Jefferson
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Francis D Cogliano
ISBN: 9781444330151 1444330152
OCLC Number: 676726366
Description: xxi, 622 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents: PART I JEFFERSON'S LIFE AND TIMES --
Jefferson and Biography / Annette Gordon-Reed --
Jefferson's Virginia / Michael A. McDonnell --
Thomas Jefferson and A Summary View of the Rights of British North America / Kristofer Ray --
The Declaration of Independence / Robert G. Parkinson --
"I have known": Thomas Jefferson, Experience, and Notes on the State of Virginia / Peter Thompson --
The Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom / John A. Ragosta --
A Republican Reformation: Thomas Jefferson's Civil Religion and the Separation of Church from State / Johann N. Neem --
The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson / Iain McLean --
Jefferson as Party Leader / Todd Estes --
A Qualified Revolution: The Presidential Election of 1800 / Joanne B. Freeman --
The (Federalist?) Presidency of Thomas Jefferson / Robert M.S. McDonald --
From "Floating Ardor" to the "Union of Sentiment": Jefferson on the Relationship between Public Opinion and the Executive / Jeremy D. Bailey --
Jefferson and International Relations / Leonard J. Sadosky --
Jefferson in Retirement / Andrew Burstein --
PART II THEMES --
Thomas Jefferson and Native Americans / Andrew Cayton --
Thomas Jefferson: Planter and Farmer / Lucia Stanton --
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery / Cassandra Pybus --
Sally Hemings / Catherine Kerrison --
Thomas Jefferson and Affairs of the Heart / Billy L. Wayson --
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams / Richard Samuelson --
The Libraries of Thomas Jefferson / Kevin J. Hayes --
Jefferson and the Law / David Thomas Konig --
Thomas Jefferson, Cosmopolitanism, and the Enlightenment / Hannah Spahn --
Thomas Jefferson and the Ancient World / Caroline Winterer --
Jefferson and American Democracy / Peter S. Onuf --
Thomas Jefferson and Constitutionalism / R.B. Bernstein --
Political Economy / Max M. Edling --
Jefferson and Education / Cameron Addis --
PART III LEGACY --
History, Politics, and the Self: Jefferson's "Anas" and Autobiography / Matthew E. Crow --
"For Generations to Come": Creating the "Definitive" Jefferson Edition / Barbara B. Oberg and James P. McClure --
Preservation and Education: Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Francis D. Cogliano --
Jefferson's Legacy: The Nation as Interpretative Community / Brian Steele --
Thomas Jefferson in the Twenty-First Century / Jack N. Rakove.
Series Title: Blackwell companions to American history.
Responsibility: edited by Francis D. Cogliano.

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