In his introduction to this annotated edition, which discusses the work's origins and composition, Frank Shuffelton focuses particularly on Jefferson's response to contemporary scientific writings on "New World degeneracy, " his differing ...
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson, first published in 1832, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Notes On the State of Virginia: With an Appendix
A chronology of the life and career of Thomas Jefferson and selected bibliography also add to the pedagogical benefits of this volume.
The first edition of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia to be based on both the 1785 first edition and the original manuscript "Forbes provides excellent context for Jefferson's writing of the Notes, exploring in depth the ...
A chronology of the life and career of Thomas Jefferson and selected bibliography also add to the pedagogical benefits of this volume.
The first edition of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia to be based on both the 1785 first edition and the original manuscript "Forbes provides excellent context for Jefferson's writing of the Notes, exploring in depth the ...
Thomas Jefferson's " Notes on the State of Virginia" is a brilliant piece of history, sociology, law, geology, government, and science. This work, Jefferson's only book, shows his powerful, brilliant mind at it's best.