Thomas Jefferson a life
"Combining firsthand scholarship and material drawn from the Jefferson Papers, Willard Sterne Randall calls on his skills as an investigative journalist to challenge long-held assumptions about the reasoning, motives, and works of this sage, philosopher, politician, and romantic. Exploring both Jeff...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperPerennial,
1994.
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| Summary: | "Combining firsthand scholarship and material drawn from the Jefferson Papers, Willard Sterne Randall calls on his skills as an investigative journalist to challenge long-held assumptions about the reasoning, motives, and works of this sage, philosopher, politician, and romantic. Exploring both Jefferson's interior and public struggles, Randall sheds important light on Jefferson's thoughts on slavery and his relationship with the slave Sally Hemmings, as well as Revolutionary and diplomatic intrigues."--From publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Previously published: New York : H. Holt, 1993. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 708 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-675) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060976179 (pbk.) 9780060976170 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Randall also teaches American history at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. (Bowker Author Biography) |
