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Among the founders of the American nation?—the first of the modern world to combine a colonial revolt with a democratic revolutionary ideology?—the figure of Thomas Jefferson looms largest. He had the longest and most profound influence upon the process through which Americans came to national consciousness, made good their independence in the stormy Atlantic world, and gave form to their democratic ideals. Professor Peterson's work, while more than a biography, will take its place as the authoritative life of Jefferson in one volume. It shows the growth of his mind in all its complex multiplicity, relating his private life and thought to his public role, encompassing a crowded national scene, yet always keeping the man himself in the foreground.
Jefferson entered the Revolutionary theater in 1769, at twenty-six years of age. Seven years later he penned the creed of the new nation, and became an ardent reformer of colonial institutions. In the crisis of war he governed the state of
- Format: Hardback
- Author: Peterson, Merrill D.
- Condition: Near Fine
- Publisher: The Easton Press
- Publication Year: 1987