Thomas Jefferson : author of America
(Book - Regular Print)

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New York : Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 188 pages ; 19 cm.
Status
Prescott High School - NF - Nonfiction Books
921 JEF
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Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
973.46092 JEFFERSON
1 available

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Published
New York : Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, [2005].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Hitchens brings the character of Jefferson to life as a man of his time and also as a symbolic figure beyond it. Conflicted by power, Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as Minister to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. Predicting that slavery would shape the future of America's development, this professed proponent of emancipation continued to own human property. He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France, doubling the size of the nation, and authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition, opening up the American frontier. The Barbary War, a lesser-known chapter of his political career, led to the building of the U.S. Navy and the fortification of America's reputation regarding national defense. In the background is the fledgling nation's struggle for independence, formed in the crucible of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, and, in its shadow, the deformation of that struggle in the excesses of the French Revolution. --From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hitchens, C. (2005). Thomas Jefferson: author of America (First edition.). Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hitchens, Christopher. 2005. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hitchens, Christopher. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hitchens, Christopher. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America First edition., Atlas Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, 2005.

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