The life and selected writings of Thomas Jefferson

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Label

The life and selected writings of Thomas Jefferson

Statement of responsibility

edited, and with an introduction, by Adrienne Koch & William Peden

Creator

• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Contributor

• Koch, Adrienne, 1912-1971
• Peden, William, (William Harwood), 1913-1999

Subject

• Jefferson, Thomas, (1743-1826)
• Presidents -- United States -- Biography
• Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Sources
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Sources

Genre

• Biography
• Sources

Language

eng

Summary

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States, left a vast literary legacy in the form of journal entries, notes, addresses, and seventy thousand letters. Jefferson remains one of the country's most extraordinary figures; as well as president he was a brilliant statesman, architect, scientist, naturalist, educator, and public servant. At a dinner for Nobel Prize recipients, John F. Kennedy said that his guests were "the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. This volume of his works, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden, represents many of Jefferson's most important contributions to American political thought. It includes the Autobiography, which contains the original and revised version of the Declaration of Independence; the Anas, or Notes (1791-1809); Biographical Sketches; selections from Notes on Virginia, the Travel Journals, and Essay on Anglo-Saxon; a portion of his public papers, including his first and second inaugural addresses, and over two hundred letters. The editors have provided a general introduction and introductory notes that precede the major works

Member of

• Works., Selections
• Modern library of the world's best books

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 973.4/6/092
• B

Illustrations

facsimiles

Index

no index present

LC call number

E332

LC item number

.J47

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

The Modern library of the world's best books