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The road to Monticello : the life and mind of Thomas Jefferson /

Book 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. Book II: Family and Nation. 9. Domestic Life and Literary Pursu...

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Основен автор: Hayes, Kevin J.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=228715
Подобни документи: Print version:: Road to Monticello.
Съдържание:
  • Part I: The education of Thomas Jefferson
  • Fire!
  • A boy and his books
  • A correct, classical scholar
  • William and Mary
  • The Williamsburg circle
  • The limits of English law
  • A shelf of notebooks
  • Becoming a burgess
  • Part II: Family and nation
  • Domestic life and literary pursuits
  • Rude Bard of the north
  • A summary view of rights of British America
  • The pen and the tomahawk
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The book culture of Philadelphia and Williamsburg, contrasted
  • Of law and learning
  • Lines of communication
  • Notes on the state of Virginia
  • The narrow house
  • An American odyssey
  • Part III: Our man in Paris
  • Bookman in Paris
  • Talking about literature
  • London town
  • Summer of '86
  • An inquisitive journey through France and Italy
  • A tour through Holland and the Rhine Valley
  • Last days in Paris
  • Part IV: Servant of the people
  • The young idea
  • The Anas
  • Letters from a Virginia farmer
  • The vice president and the printed word
  • The first inaugural address
  • The wall of separation
  • "Life of Captain Lewis"
  • The president as patron of literature
  • Part V: Monticello
  • Return to Monticello
  • Letters to an old friend
  • The Library of Congress
  • The retirement library
  • The life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth
  • The autobiography
  • The University of Virginia from dream to reality
  • The life and soul of the university.