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Autore |
Hayes Kevin J |
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Titolo |
The road to Monticello : the life and mind of Thomas Jefferson / / Kevin J. Hayes |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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0-19-772591-0 |
0-19-975848-4 |
1-281-34195-9 |
9786611341954 |
0-19-971908-X |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (749 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online. |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States |
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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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2008. |
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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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America's third president was also one of her greatest intellectuals. His immense curiosity, deep learning, and unusual vision fuelled his ambition and expanded the possibilities for life in the New World. This biography of Jefferson recounts his daily life, and places emphasis on his intellectual development. |
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