Thomas Jefferson

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The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was a statesman, diplomat, lawyer and architect. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was an advocate of democracy, republicanism and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from Britain and form a new nation. His formative documents and varied works have left a lasting impression on the course of American history. This comprehensive eBook presents Jefferson’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)


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Description

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jefferson’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All of the published works, with individual contents tables
* Features works appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Includes Jefferson’s letters, with thousands of epistles penned by the Founding Father
* Also includes Jefferson’s ‘Autobiography’
* Features six biographies – discover Jefferson’s intriguing life and times
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

CONTENTS:

The Books
A Summary View of the Rights of British America
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
Declaration of Independence
Notes on the State of Virginia
Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States
Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
Reports and Opinions while Secretary of State
Inaugural Addresses and Messages
Replies to Public Addresses
Indian Addresses
Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Men
The Batture at New Orleans
The Anas
A Treatise on Political Economy
Miscellaneous Papers

The Letters
Letters Written before Jefferson’s Mission to Europe, 1773-1783
Letters Written when Jefferson was in Europe, 1784-1790
Letters Written after Jefferson’s Return to the United States Down till his Death, 1789-1826

The Autobiography
Autobiography

The Biographies
Thomas Jefferson by Henry Childs Merwin
Thomas Jefferson by L. Carroll Judson
Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Chinard
Thomas Jefferson by Sarah Knowles Bolton
Tomas Jefferson: A Character Sketch by Edward S. Ellis
Thomas Jefferson by Francis Samuel Philbrick

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