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Autore |
Jefferson Thomas |
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Titolo |
Notes on the State of Virginia / / Thomas Jefferson ; edited with an introduction and notes by William Peden |
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Chapel Hill : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 1982 |
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©1982 |
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ISBN |
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0-8078-9980-1 |
1-4696-0345-4 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 315 pages)) : illustrations, maps, facsimile |
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Collana |
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Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Virginia Early works to 1800 |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-301) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword -- Introduction -- Query I. Boundaries of Virginia -- Query II. Rivers -- Query III. Sea-ports -- Query IV. Mountains -- Query V. Cascades -- Query VI. Productions mineral, vegetable and animal -- Query VII. Climate -- Query VIII. Population -- Query IX. Military force -- Query X. Marine force -- Query XI. Aborigines -- Query XII. Counties and towns -- Query XIII. Constitution -- Query XIV. Laws -- Query XV. Colleges, buildings, and roads -- Query XVI. Proceedings as to Tories -- Query XVII. Religion -- Query XVIII. Manners -- Query XIX. Manufactures -- Query XX. Subjects of commerce -- Query XXL Weights, measures, and money -- Query XXII. Public revenue and expences -- Query XXIII. Histories, memorials, and state-papers -- Appendix no. 1. Charles Thomson's commentaries -- Appendix no. 2. Draught of a fundamental constitution for the Commonwealth of Virginia -- Appendix No. 3. An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1786 -- Appendix No. 4. Relative to the murder of Logan's family. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This American classic is the only full-length book written and published by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime. Written in 1781, Notes on the State of Virginia was begun by Jefferson as a commentary on the resources and institutions of his home state, but the work's lasting value lies in its delineation of Jefferson's major philosophical, political, |
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scientific, and ethical beliefs. Along with his accounts of such factual matters as North American flora and fauna, Jefferson expounds his views on slavery, education, religious freedom, representative government, and the separation of church and state. The book is the best single statement of Jefferson's principles and the best reflection of his wide-ranging tastes and talents. |
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