The mind of Thomas Jefferson

Onuf, Peter S.

The mind of Thomas Jefferson [electronic resource] / Peter S. Onuf. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007. - x, 281 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making sense of Jefferson -- American synecdoche : Thomas Jefferson as image, icon, character, and self (with Jan Ellen Lewis) -- A declaration of independence for diplomatic historians -- Thomas Jefferson, federalist -- The revolution of 1803 -- Thomas Jefferson and the expanding union -- The Louisiana Purchase and American federalism -- Jefferson's religion : priestcraft, enlightenment, and the republican revolution -- Liberty to learn -- Thomas Jefferson's military academy : a summary view -- Thomas Jefferson, race, and national identity -- Every generation is an "independant nation" : colonization, miscegenation, and the fate of Jefferson's children -- Jefferson, morality, and the problem of slavery (with Ari Helo).


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780813934235 (electronic bk.)




Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Philosophy.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Influence.


Electronic books.

E332.2 / .O59 2007

973.4/6092