Notes on the State of Virginia

Notes on the State of Virginia
ISBN-10
031229428X
ISBN-13
9780312294281
Series
Notes on the State of Virginia
Category
History
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2002-06-01
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
Thomas Jefferson

Description

Thomas Jefferson published one book, Notes on the State of Virginia, and ever since, it has been the touchstone for understanding Jefferson's ideas about republican government, the environment, education, race and slavery, and Native-white relations. This edition is the first to present these issues as fundamentally inseparable matters. A collection of lively documents accompanies the core text of the Notes, and charts the evolution of the book in the revolutionary crucible and during the heady early days of the new nation. An introduction by David Waldstreicher places the work in the contexts of the Revolution and the social and cultural history of Jefferson's Virginia, with particular attention to developing ideas about race and nature. A chronology of the life and career of Thomas Jefferson and selected bibliography also add to the pedagogical benefits of this volume.

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