Thomas Jefferson survives : American independence in his time and ours / Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Onuf, Peter S., Author.

Cogliano, Francis D., author.

Contributor:

Gordon-Reed, Annette, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Patriotism--United States--History.

Patriotism.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Influence.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Political and social views.

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

United States.

Genre:

Essays.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 238 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

American independence in his time and ours

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2026]

Summary:

"Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery's defenders invoked Jefferson's defense of states' rights while abolitionists drew on his anti-slavery writings in support of their cause. After the Civil War, Jefferson's reputation declined because of his association with secession and disunion, but in the twentieth century, his image soared as he came to embody the democratic values American fought for during World War II. Unsurprisingly, Jefferson's legacy has shifted yet again in the twenty-first century, effectively becoming a partisan talisman--jettisoned by the left as a plantation patriarch and repurposed by the right as an avatar of white nationalism. Dissatisfied with these political caricatures and manic swings, leading Jefferson scholar Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano instead situate the founding father in his complicated historical context and reveal how his wisdom can be applied today. In a series of three interrelated essays, the authors paint a nuanced portrait. "Generations" elucidates how Jefferson's understanding of history shaped his responses to the major problems of his time. "My Country" delves into how he conceived of the American homeland, and "The People" unravels how Jefferson articulated a new national identity in the Declaration of Independence"-- Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Foreword / by Annette Gordon-Reed

Introduction: The earth belongs to the living

Generations

My country

The people

Jefferson writes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-231) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781324098072

1324098074

OCLC:

1535850648

Publisher Number:

90104679657

CIPO000379607