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| Genre/Form: | Biographie Notebooks Biographies History Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc Biography |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hayes, Kevin J. Road to Monticello. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)607753278 Online version: Hayes, Kevin J. Road to Monticello. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)609306314 |
| Named Person: | Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kevin J Hayes |
| ISBN: | 9780195307580 0195307585 |
| OCLC Number: | 85622754 |
| Awards: | George Washington Prize finalist, 2009 |
| Description: | viii, 738 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | pt. I. THE EDUCATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON : -- 1. Fire! -- 2. A boy and his books -- 3. A correct, classical scholar -- 4. William and Mary -- 5. The Williamsburg circle -- 6. The limits of English law -- 7. A shelf of notebooks -- 8. Becoming a Burgess -- pt. II. FAMILY AND NATION : -- 9. Domestic life and literary pursuits -- 10. Rude bard of the North -- 11. A Summary view of the rights of British America -- 12. The pen and the tomahawk -- 13. The Declaration of Independence -- 14. The book culture of Philadelphia and Williamsburg, contrasted -- 15. Of law and learning -- 16. Lines of communication -- 17. Notes on the State of Virginia -- 18. The narrow house -- 19. An American odyssey -- pt. III. OUR MAN IN PARIS : -- 20. Bookman in Paris -- 21. Talking about literature -- 22. London town -- 23. Summer of '86 -- 24. An inquisitive journey through France and Italy -- 25. A tour through Holland and the Rhine Valley -- 26. Last days in Paris -- pt. IV. SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE : -- 27. The young idea -- 28. The Anas -- 29. Letters from a Virginia farmer -- 30. The vice president and the printed word -- 31. The first inaugural address -- 32. The wall of separation -- 33. "Life of Captain Lewis" -- 34. The president as patron of literature -- pt. V. MONTICELLO : -- 35. Return to Monticello -- 36. Letters to an old friend -- 37. The Library of Congress -- 38. The retirement library -- 39. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth -- 40. The Autobiography -- 41. The University of Virginia from dream to reality -- 42. The life and soul of the University. |
| Responsibility: | Kevin J. Hayes. |
Abstract:
Provides an invaluable look at Thomas Jefferson's intellectual and literary life, focusing on the books and ideas that exerted the most profound influence on him, including "Aesop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," and works by the great writers of classical antiquity.
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