The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Jefferson Paperback / softback
Edited by Frank (University of Rochester, New York) Shuffelton
Part of the Cambridge Companions to American Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
At the same time these original essays speak to abiding modern concerns about American culture and Jefferson's place in it.
This Companion will be essential reading for students and scholars of Jefferson, and is designed for use by students of American literature and American history.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
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- ISBN:9780521686976
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521686976
