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Jefferson and the Virginians : democracy, constitutions, and empire / Peter S. Onuf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Onuf, Peter S., author.
- Series:
- Walter Lynwood Fleming lectures in southern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Political and social views.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Statesmen.
- History.
- Political and social views.
- Virginia--History--1775-1865.
- Virginia.
- Statesmen--Virginia--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 194 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Peter Onuf's Jefferson and the Virginians examines the ways that Jefferson and his fellow Virginians, George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry, conceptualized their home state from a political and cultural perspective and understood its place and influence on the new nation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- "Strongest government on earth": the rise and fall of Jefferson's empire
- Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry
- Constitutions: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
- Empire: Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807169896
- 0807169897
- OCLC:
- 1019886438
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