A companion to Thomas Jefferson / edited by Francis D. Cogliano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cogliano, Francis D.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Blackwell companions to American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 622 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Summary:

"A Companion to Thomas Jefferson presents a comprehensive assessment and overview of the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson through a collection of essays grounded in the latest scholarship. Works from more than thirty leading scholars explore specific themes concerning the extraordinary life and times of the influential Founding Father and third U.S. President. Jefferson's wide range of interests and expertise, are explored, along with his lengthy and multifaceted public career. Other essays delve into elements of Jefferson's private life, including his controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. The essays also consider Jefferson and American democracy, slavery, Native Americans, and his writings such as the Summary View of the Rights of British America, The Declaration of Independence, and Notes on the State of Virginia. A Companion to Thomas Jefferson represents a comprehensive portrait of the elusive and contradictory figure who continues to hold sway in the public imagination and occupies a central place in American history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

PART I JEFFERSON'S LIFE AND TIMES

Jefferson and Biography / Annette Gordon-Reed

Jefferson's Virginia / Michael A. McDonnell

Thomas Jefferson and A Summary View of the Rights of British North America / Kristofer Ray

The Declaration of Independence / Robert G. Parkinson

"I have known": Thomas Jefferson, Experience, and Notes on the State of Virginia / Peter Thompson

The Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom / John A. Ragosta

A Republican Reformation: Thomas Jefferson's Civil Religion and the Separation of Church from State / Johann N. Neem

The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson / Iain McLean

Jefferson as Party Leader / Todd Estes

A Qualified Revolution: The Presidential Election of 1800 / Joanne B. Freeman

The (Federalist?) Presidency of Thomas Jefferson / Robert M.S. McDonald

From "Floating Ardor" to the "Union of Sentiment": Jefferson on the Relationship between Public Opinion and the Executive / Jeremy D. Bailey

Jefferson and International Relations / Leonard J. Sadosky

Jefferson in Retirement / Andrew Burstein

PART II THEMES

Thomas Jefferson and Native Americans / Andrew Cayton

Thomas Jefferson: Planter and Farmer / Lucia Stanton

Thomas Jefferson and Slavery / Cassandra Pybus

Sally Hemings / Catherine Kerrison

Thomas Jefferson and Affairs of the Heart / Billy L. Wayson

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams / Richard Samuelson

The Libraries of Thomas Jefferson / Kevin J. Hayes

Jefferson and the Law / David Thomas Konig

Thomas Jefferson, Cosmopolitanism, and the Enlightenment / Hannah Spahn

Thomas Jefferson and the Ancient World / Caroline Winterer

Jefferson and American Democracy / Peter S. Onuf

Thomas Jefferson and Constitutionalism / R.B. Bernstein

Political Economy / Max M. Edling

Jefferson and Education / Cameron Addis

PART III LEGACY

History, Politics, and the Self: Jefferson's "Anas" and Autobiography / Matthew E. Crow

"For Generations to Come": Creating the "Definitive" Jefferson Edition / Barbara B. Oberg and James P. McClure

Preservation and Education: Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Francis D. Cogliano

Jefferson's Legacy: The Nation as Interpretative Community / Brian Steele

Thomas Jefferson in the Twenty-First Century / Jack N. Rakove.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

1444330152

9781444330151

OCLC:

676726366

Publisher Number:

99946135434