The Essential Jefferson / Edition 1

by Thomas Jefferson, Jean M. Yarbrough

Overview

Through substantial selections from Jefferson's writings - including his earliest writings, Notes on Virginia, and key public papers and personal correspondence - this volume traces the development of his thinking on such fundamental issues as republicanism, constitutionalism, slavery, and the separation of religion from politics. Footnotes identify Jefferson's correspondents and provide useful context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872207479
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	03/15/2006
Series:	The American Heritage Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

The third president was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and a founder of the University of Virginia as well as a noted architect, naturalist, and inventor. Editor John Dewey — philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer — is the author of several popular Dover titles, including Experience and Nature.

What People are Saying About This

Peter Onuf

Historians and political scientists alike will welcome publication of Jean Yarbrough's excellent new documentary edition. Yarbrough's fine Introduction combines a good brief account of Jefferson's life and career with an astute and persuasive overview of Jefferson's political theory. (University of Virginia)

Editorial Reviews

The publication of The Essential Jefferson is a welcome addition to the fine American Heritage Series published by Hackett Publishing. . . . Yarbrough's judicious selection of key Jefferson documents and its economical price make [this book] ideal for the classroom. . . . In the post-September 11 era, an understanding of the thought of America's first philosopher of democracy is more essential now than at any time in America's history—including its founding era. Anyone interested in understanding democracy would be wise to read The Essential Jefferson. —Jeffrey D. Hilmer, Perspectives on Political Science

Historians and political scientists alike will welcome publication of Jean Yarbrough's excellent new documentary edition. Yarbrough's fine Introduction combines a good brief account of Jefferson's life and career with an astute and persuasive overview of Jefferson's political theory. —Peter Onuf, University of Virginia

This valuable anthology wisely lets Thomas Jefferson speak for himself. Jean Yarbrough's well-chosen selections from Jefferson's writings and her terse and illuminating introduction remind us that Jefferson was a man of his time who still has much to say to our time. —R. B. Bernstein, New York University Law School

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