The Quotable Jefferson
- ISBN-10
- 0691122679
- ISBN-13
- 9780691122670
- Category
- Literary Collections / American / General
- Pages
- 557
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-05-22
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Thomas Jefferson
Description
A definitive compilation of Jeffersonian writings, quotations, and other words of wisdom furnishes hundreds of pronouncements on nearly five hundred different subjects, all organized alphabetically by topic, accompanied by Jefferson's reflections on his contemporaries, his own life, and career, as well as the thoughts of his colleagues on him.
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