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| Genre/Form: | Quotations Quotations, maxims, etc |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Quotable Jefferson. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006 (OCoLC)654867719 |
| Named Person: | Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Jefferson; John P Kaminski |
| ISBN: | 0691122679 9780691122670 |
| OCLC Number: | 62161115 |
| Notes: | Thomas Jefferson Foundation notes: A compilation of quotations drawn primarily from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, on nearly 500 subjects, arranged alphabetically by topic. Includes a substantial introduction, chronology, and three sections of quotations covering Jefferson on his contemporaries, his contemporaries on him, and Jefferson on himself. Introduction -- Thomas Jefferson chronology -- The thoughts and words of Thomas Jefferson : -- Advice -- Agriculture -- America -- The American Revolution -- The arts -- Books -- Cities, countries, and regions -- The Constitution -- Death -- Dreams, imagination, and memories -- Duty, honor, and citizenship -- The economy -- Education and knowledge -- Family -- Food and drink -- Foreign affairs -- Freedom and liberty -- Friends and enemies -- Government -- Health, medicine, and exercise -- History -- Human action and interaction -- Human nature -- Indians -- Inventions and ideas -- Jefferson's presidency -- The judiciary and justice -- Language -- Life -- Life's difficulties -- Love -- The military -- Morality -- The natural world -- Occupations -- Pain and pleasure -- Peace -- The people -- Politics -- The press -- Racism -- Religion -- Slavery -- Travel -- War -- Women -- Thomas Jefferson describes his contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson described by his contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson describes himself -- Jefferson's correspondents. "Advance uncorrected reading copy, not for resale" --Cover. One SpecColl Report Copy Gift From: Author, 2006. |
| Description: | lxii, 557 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | The Thoughts and Words of Thomas Jefferson -- Advice -- Agriculture -- America -- The American Revolution -- The Arts -- Books -- Cities, Countries, and Regions -- The Constitution -- Death -- Dreams, Imagination, and Memories -- Duty, Honor, and Citizenship -- The Economy -- Education and Knowledge -- Family -- Food and Drink -- Foreign Affairs -- Freedom and Liberty -- Friends and Enemies -- Government -- Health, Medicine, and Exercise -- History -- Human Action and Interaction -- Human Nature -- Indians -- Inventions and Ideas -- Jefferson's Presidency -- The Judiciary and Justice -- Language -- Life -- Life's Difficulties -- Love -- The Military -- Morality -- The Natural World -- Occupations -- Pain and Pleasure -- Peace -- The People -- Politics -- The Press -- Racism -- Religion -- Slavery -- Travel -- War -- Women -- Thomas Jefferson Describes His Contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson Described by His Contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson Describes Himself -- Jefferson's Correspondents. |
| Responsibility: | collected and edited by John P. Kaminski. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 17056 77292 |
Abstract:
Offers a collection of Thomas Jefferson's quotations. This book puts Jefferson's words in context with an introduction, a chronology of Jefferson's life, the source of each quotation, an appendix
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