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| Genre/Form: | Quotations |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. |
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John P. Kaminski's work, the product of many years research and laborious editing, will help to familiarize readers with the world view of Jefferson, while placing his words in the correct context. The work, even in the light of the volumes on Jefferson already at hand, is a welcome addition for those wanting to understand the man in his own word. -- Patrick McNamara National Conservative Weekly This is an elegant collection of quotations... For those who enjoy their history in tasty tidbits and colorful personal language, this is a great book to dip into. Edmonton Journal This book will delight the casual reader and browser, but it is also a serious and carefully edited reference work. Whatever the subject, if Jefferson said something memorable about it, you are likely to find it here. Spartacus Educational If your family library contains no volume on Jefferson, John Kaminski's The Quotable Jefferson would be the perfect place to start. Every quotation is attributed to its source and it seems impossible that any reader who browses these pages would not be enticed to go more deeply into the life and history of Thomas Jefferson and in doing so, into the very heart of the nation of which he was so able a founder. -- Mary Garrett The Advocate Read more...
