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Named Person: | Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Jefferson; James A Bear, Jr.; Lucia C Stanton |
ISBN: | 0691047197 9780691047195 |
OCLC Number: | 25629653 |
Description: | 2 volumes (lv, 1624 pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | Vol. 1: 1767-1790 -- Vol. 2: 1791-1826. |
Other Titles: | Memorandum books |
Responsibility: | James A. Bear, Jr. and Lucia C. Stanton, editors. |
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Abstract:
Presents detailed coverage of Thomas Jefferson day-to-day life. This book includes disciplined records of personal expenditures, and of various other daily observations, information about prices and availability of commodities of the period and provide evidence of Jefferson's devotion to a systematic way of living and of his insatiable curiosity.
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Now, at long last, Jefferson's incomparable daily records of his transactions and activities are gathered together, lucidly transcribed, and carefully annotated. The result is a resource rich in possibility for those who seek to understand the man and his world. -- Journal of Southern History Read more...
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