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The Cambridge companion to Thomas Jefferson / edited by Frank Shuffelton.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge companions to American studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Philosophy.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Political and social views.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Knowledge and learning.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Relations with slaves.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Relations with slaves.
- Political and social views.
- Philosophy.
- United States.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 212 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Companion to Thomas Jefferson
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- This Companion forms an accessible introduction to the life and work of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. Essays explore Jefferson's political thought, his policies towards Native Americans, his attitude to race and slavery, as well as his interests in science, architecture, religion, and education. Contributors include leading literary scholars and historians; the essays offer up-to-date overviews of his many interests, his friendships, and his legacy. Together, they reveal his importance in the cultural and political life of early America.
- Contents:
- 1 The Declaration of Independence and the new nation / Eric Slauter 12
- 2 Jefferson's conception of republican government / Ari Helo 35
- 3 Notes on the State of Virginia and the Jeffersonian West / Thomas Hallock 47
- 4 Jefferson and Native Americans: policy and archive / Gordon M. Sayre 61
- 5 Race and slavery in the era of Jefferson / Douglas R. Egerton 73
- 6 Jefferson's people: slavery at Monticello / Lucia Stanton 83
- 7 Jefferson, science, and the Enlightenment / Timothy Sweet 101
- 8 Thomas Jefferson and the creation of the American architectural image / Richard Guy Wilson 114
- 9 The politics of pedagogy: Thomas Jefferson and the education of a democratic citizenry / Darren Staloff 127
- 10 Jefferson and religion: private belief, public policy / Richard Samuelson 143
- 11 Jefferson and the language of friendship / Andrew Burstein 155
- 12 Jefferson and Adams: friendship and the power of the letter / Joanne B. Freeman 168
- 13 The resonance of minds: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the republic of letters / Annette Gordon-Reed 179
- 14 Jefferson and the democratic future / Douglas Anderson 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521867313
- 0521867312
- 9780521686976
- 0521686970
- OCLC:
- 259715987
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