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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1166927426 Title: Thomas Jefferson's military academy : founding West Point Author: Robert M S McDonald Publisher: Charlottesville, Va. ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0813922984 9780813922980 OCLC:1166927426

  
  

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Thomas Jefferson's military academy : founding West Point

Author:	Robert M S McDonald
Publisher:	Charlottesville, Va. ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2004.
Series:	Jeffersonian America.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Why did Thomas Jefferson, who claimed to abhor war and fear standing armies, in 1802 establish the United States Military Academy? This is a treatment of the origins, purposes, and legacies of the school. Although Jefferson feared the potential power of a standing army, he also contended that "whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace."  Read more...
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Subjects	Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826. United States Military Academy -- History -- 19th century. United States Military Academy.
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