| Edition |
1st Rowman & Littlefield Trade pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xv, 487 pages ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published : New York : Madison Books, ©1987. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-468) and index. |
| Contents |
The paradoxical patriot -- The world beckons -- "Seminary of sedition" -- Reverberations of a soft voice -- Fire on the hill, snow on the mountain -- Year of decision -- Self-evident truts in a Virginia accent -- "With a single eye ..." -- Horseback governor -- "Divine discontent" -- Retreat from the world -- Return to the fray -- Paris and life -- Head, heart, and glands -- Struggle of titans -- "The only vice" -- "The child is father of the man." |
| Summary |
Presents the life of the Virginian statesman, analyzing the complexities of his character as he dealt with political and personal crises during the the American Revolution and during his times as diplomat and president. |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (OCoLC)fst00040754
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| Added Title |
America's paradoxical patriot |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Mapp, Alf J. (Alf Johnson), 1925- Thomas Jefferson. 1st Rowman & Littlefield Trade pbk. ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, 2008 (OCoLC)697276172 |
| ISBN |
9780742560178 |
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0742560171 |
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