Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Jefferson's Legal Commonplace Book
By (Author) Thomas Jefferson
Edited by David Thomas Konig
Edited by Michael Zuckert
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st July 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
Legal history
973.46092
Physical Properties
Hardback
692
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
As a law student and young lawyer in the 1760s, Thomas Jefferson began writing abstracts of English common law reports. Even after abandoning his law practice, he continued to rely on his legal commonplace book to document the legal, historical, and philosophical reading that helped shape his new role as a statesman. Indeed, he made entries in the
Author Bio
David Thomas Konig is professor of law and professor emeritus of history at Washington University in St. Louis. Michael P. Zuckert is the Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame University.
