02594nam 2200613Ia 450 991078092740332120230725044902.01-282-38440-697866123844000-19-970555-0(CKB)2550000000002587(EBL)472313(OCoLC)536239560(SSID)ssj0000337747(PQKBManifestationID)11254794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337747(PQKBWorkID)10293433(PQKB)11519128(MiAaPQ)EBC472313(Au-PeEL)EBL472313(CaPaEBR)ebr10356805(CaONFJC)MIL238440(EXLCZ)99255000000000258720090430d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFlight from Monticello[electronic resource] Thomas Jefferson at war /Michael KranishOxford, England ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (401 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-537462-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Map of Virginia; Prologue; Williamsburg; Revolution; Invasion; Flight from Monticello; Acknowledgments; Notes; Suggested Reading; IndexWhen Thomas Jefferson wrote his epitaph, he listed as his accomplishments his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia statute of religious freedom, and his founding of the University of Virginia. He did not mention his presidency or that he was second governor of the state of Virginia, in the most trying hours of the Revolution. Dumas Malone, author of the epic six-volume biography, wrote that the events of this time explain Jefferson's ""character as a man of action in a serious emergency."" Joseph Ellis, author of American Sphinx, focuses on other parts of Jefferson's GovernorsVirginiaBiographyPresidentsUnited StatesBiographyVirginiaHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783VirginiaPolitics and government1775-1783United StatesPolitics and government1783-1809GovernorsPresidents973.4973.4/6092Kranish Michael1566445MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780927403321Flight from Monticello3836919UNINA