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Autore |
Hayes Kevin J |
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Titolo |
The road to Monticello [[electronic resource] ] : the life and mind of Thomas Jefferson / / Kevin J. Hayes |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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1-281-34195-9 |
9786611341954 |
0-19-971908-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (749 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States |
Electronic books. |
Monticello (Va.) History |
United States Intellectual life 1783-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; PART I: THE EDUCATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON; PART II: FAMILY AND NATION; PART III: OUR MAN IN PARIS; PART IV: SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE; PART V: MONTICELLO; Acknowledgments; An Essay on Sources; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Book I: The Education of Thomas Jefferson. 1. Fire!. 2. A Boy and His Books. 3. A Correct, Classical Scholar. 4. William and Mary. 5. The Williamsburg Circle. 6. The Limits of English Law. 7. A Shelf of Notebooks. 8. Becoming a Burgess. Book II: Family and Nation. 9. Domestic Life and Literary Pursuits. 10. Rude Bard of the North. 11. A Summary View of the Rights of British America. 12. The Pen and the Tomahawk. 13. The Declaration of Independence. 14. The Book Culture of Philadelphia and Williamsburg, Contrasted. 15. Of Law and Learning. 16. Lines of Communication. 17. Notes on the State of V |
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