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[1951?]
Language
English
Description
The second volume in this distinguished study tells the story of the eventful middle years of the life of Thomas Jefferson -- his ministry to France in the years just before the French Revolution and during the early stages of that struggle; his service as secretary of state in President Washington's first cabinet; the crucial period of his first differences with Hamilton and the beginnings of his long struggle with the Federalists.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally owned-yet...
Author
Pub. Date
1970
Language
English
Description
In the fourth volume of this comprehensive study, Jefferson acquires the vast territory of Louisiana for the United States, challenges the growing power of the federal judiciary, continues to press his opposition to the Hamiltonian doctrine of an overriding central government, assumes the unchallenged leadership of his party, and is universally acknowledged as the preeminent American patron of science and general learning.
13) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and times of the multifaceted man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president of the United States
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A dual portrait of two American founding fathers shares introductions to the many ways they helped a young United States in spite of their disparate views, tracing how they overcame interpersonal differences at key points in the nation's early history.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government's responsibilities to its people and also the people's responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating collection, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham has gathered Jefferson's most powerful and provocative reflections on the subject, drawn from public speeches and documents as well...
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