The Long Affair: Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800
- ISBN-10
- 0226616568
- ISBN-13
- 9780226616568
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-04-28
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- Conor Cruise O'Brien
Description
As controversial and explosive as it is elegant and learned, this examination of Thomas Jefferson, as man and icon, through the critical lens of the French Revolution, offers a provocative analysis of the supreme symbol of American history and political culture and challenges the traditional perceptions of both Jeffersonian history and the Jeffersonian legacy. 15 illustrations.
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