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Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1 : 4 March 1809 to 15 November 1809 by Thomas Jefferson (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691121214
ISBN-139780691121215
eBay Product ID (ePID)30780952
Product Key Features
Number of Pages788 Pages
Publication NamePapers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1 : 4 March 1809 to 15 November 1809
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorThomas Jefferson
SeriesPapers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight44.1 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-048327
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsThe material is a joy to read, for the ex-president remained incredibly active and took a keen interest in the world beyond his mountaintop home. . . . [T]his [is a] magnificent endeavor., "The material is a joy to read, for the ex-president remained incredibly active and took a keen interest in the world beyond his mountaintop home. . . . [T]his [is a] magnificent endeavor." -- Choice, "The material is a joy to read, for the ex-president remained incredibly active and took a keen interest in the world beyond his mountaintop home. . . . [T]his [is a] magnificent endeavor."-- Choice, The material is a joy to read, for the ex-president remained incredibly active and took a keen interest in the world beyond his mountaintop home. . . . [T]his [is a] magnificent endeavor. -- Choice
Series Volume Number1
Volume NumberVol. 1:4
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.46092
SynopsisThis volume inaugurates the definitive edition of papers from Thomas Jefferson's retirement. As the volume opens, a new president is installed and Jefferson is anticipating his return to Virginia, where he will pursue a fascinating range of personal and intellectual activities. He prepares for his final departure from Washington by settling accounts and borrowing to pay his creditors. At Monticello he tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Though he is entering retirement, he still has one foot firmly planted in the world of public affairs. He acknowledges a flood of accolades on his retirement and has frequent exchanges with President James Madison. While fielding written requests for money, favors, and advice from a kaleidoscopic array of relatives, acquaintances, strangers, cranks, anonymous writers, and a blackmailer, he maintains a wide and varied correspondence with scientists and scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. The volume's highlights include first-hand accounts of Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor; Jefferson's recommendations on book purchases to a literary club and a teacher; chemical analyses of tobacco by a French scientist that first isolated nicotine; the earliest descriptions of the death of Meriwether Lewis; one of Jefferson's most eloquent calls for religious tolerance; and his modest assessment of the value of his writings in reply to a printer interested in publishing them.
LC Classification NumberE302.J442 2004b
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