"Peter Onuf's Jefferson and the Virginians examines the ways that Jefferson and his fellow Virginians, George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry, conceptualized their home state from a political and cultural perspective and understood its place and influence on the new nation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Strongest government on earth": the rise and fall of Jefferson's empire -- Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry -- Constitutions: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison -- Empire: Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
