Thomas Jefferson: Writings (LOA #17): Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters
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Thomas Jefferson: Writings (LOA #17): Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters
By (Author) Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Merrill D. Peterson
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The Library of America
The Library of America
15th August 1984
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
Colonialism and imperialism
National liberation and independence
973.3
Physical Properties
Hardback
1600
Width 132mm, Height 208mm, Spine 48mm
962g
Description
The most comprehensive collection of the Founding Father's famous writings, including drafts of the Declaration of Independence At the moment of our nation's birth, Thomas Jefferson defined the issues that still direct our political life. Displaying his extraordinary variety of interests and powerful and precise style, Jefferson's writings are an invaluable and incisive record of the landscape, inhabitants, life, and daily customs of America in the Revolutionary and early national eras. This book is the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Jefferson ever published. It contains such famous works as "Autobiography" and "Notes on the State of Virginia." A series of addresses, 287 letters, and public and private writings-including the original and revised drafts of the Declaration of Independence-round out the collection, painting not only a portrait of the early days of America but of one of the most influential and controversial figures in our nation's history. LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Author Bio
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1824) was the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. Merrill D. Peterson (1921-2009) was professor of history at the University of Virginia and the author ofThomas Jefferson and the New Nation- A Biography, The Jefferson Image in the American Mind, andLincoln in American Memory.
