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Thomas Jefferson : Reputation and Legacy by Francis D. Cogliano (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEdinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-100748624996
ISBN-139780748624997
eBay Product ID (ePID)71710408
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameThomas Jefferson : Reputation and Legacy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrancis D. Cogliano
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsA great success. Students of Jefferson and his era will obviously gain most from this important study, but it should be emphasized that Cogliano's sophisticated interrogation of history and historical consciousness in Jefferson's day and our own has broader and deeper implications for a much wider readership.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.4/6092 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Estimation of the World; 1. History; 2. The Revolution; 3. Jefferson's Papers; 4. Monticello; 5. Jefferson's Epitaph; 6. Sally Hemings; 7. Slavery; 8. America and the World; Conclusion: 'Jefferson Survives'.
SynopsisThis work is a sophisticated new study of Jefferson's life and legacy. This book is concerned with Thomas Jefferson and history - both as something that Jefferson made or was subjected to, and as something he made considerable efforts to influence in terms of its judgement of him: he was acutely aware that he would be judged by posterity. It begins by situating Jefferson's ideas about history within the context of eighteenth-century historical thought, and then considers the efforts Jefferson made to shape the way the history of his life and times would be written: through the careful preservation of most of his personal and public papers, and through the institutions he left behind: his home, Monticello, and the University of Virginia. The second half of the book considers the results of Jefferson's efforts to shape historical writing, which have continued to be produced ever since his death., This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape., This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history--both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape.Jefferson was acutely aware that he would be judged by posterity and he deliberately sought to influence history's judgment of him. He did so, it argues, in order to promote his vision of a global republican future. It begins by situating Jefferson's ideas about history within the context of eighteenth-century historical thought, and then considers the efforts Jefferson made to shape the way the history of his life and times would be written: through the careful preservation of his personal and public papers and his home, Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.The second half of the book considers the results of Jefferson's efforts to shape historical writing by examining the evolution of his reputation since the Second World War. Recent scholarship has examined Jefferson's attitudes and actions with regard to Native Americans, African slaves, women and civil liberties and found him wanting.Jefferson has continued to be a controversial figure; DNA testing proving that he fathered children by his slave Sally Hemings being the most recent example, perhaps encapsulating this best of all. This is the first major study to examine the impact of the Hemings controversy on Jefferson's reputation.Key Features*The first study of Jefferson's reputation to be published since 1960*Considers the impact of slavery on Jefferson's reputation and Jefferson's relationship with slavery*Explores the history of the Sally Hemings controversy
LC Classification NumberE332.2
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