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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph J Ellis; Dumas Malone; Carl L Becker; Garry Wills; Pauline Maier |
| ISBN: | 0312190638 9780312190637 |
| OCLC Number: | 42191925 |
| Notes: | Thomas Jefferson Foundation notes: Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies sponsored research Thomas Jefferson : a comprehensive, annotated bibliography (by Frank Shuffelton) Reader for students from a series entitled "Historians at Work." Contains selections from the work of Dumas Malone, Carl Becker, Garry Wills, Ellis, and Pauline Maier, with an introduction and supporting material by the editor. A useful classroom tool, but the materials lose some effect without their original context. -- Frank Shuffelton. pt. 1. The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson's draft with revisions -- pt. 2. Introduction : The enduring influence of the Declaration -- pt. 3. Some current questions : 1. What was Jefferson's role in the drafting of the Declaration? Herald of freedom: 1776 / Dumas Malone -- 2. Is the philosophy of the Declaration Lockean? The natural rights philosophy / Carl Becker -- 3. Or was Jefferson more influenced by Scottish thinkers? Jefferson and the Scottish Enlightenment / Garry Wills -- 4. What was the cast of Jefferson's mind? The Spring of '76: texts and contexts / Joseph J. Ellis -- 5. How much did the Continental Congress shape the Declaration? Mr. Jefferson and his editors / Pauline Maier. Shuffelton Bibliography : Suppl. (1999) |
| Description: | xii, 110 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson's draft with revisions -- The enduring influence of the Declaration -- What was Jefferson's role in the drafting of the Declaration? : Herald of freedom: 1776 / Dumas Malone -- Is the philosophy of the Declaration Lockean? : The natural rights philosophy / Carl Becker -- Or was Jefferson more influenced by Scottish thinkers? : Jefferson and the Scottish enlightenment / Garry Wills -- What was the cast of Jefferson's mind? : The Spring of '76 / Joseph J. Ellis -- How much did the Continental Congress shape the Declaration? : Mr. Jefferson and his editors / Pauline Maier. |
| Series Title: | Historians at work. |
| Responsibility: | readings selected and introduced by Joseph J. Ellis. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 5728 |
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