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1) Papers
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
1950-<2004>
Physical Desc
volumes <1-31> : illustrations, portraits, maps, facsimiles ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
xvii, 388 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The first collection of Jefferson's reflections on his wide-ranging travels, this book draws on his journals, personal correspondence, and other writing, using Jefferson's own words to open a window on the world in which he played so important a part. From his views on his native Virginia to his extensive tours of New England, he shows us America as it was in our earliest years as a nation. He records his extensive, sophisticated impressions of Europe,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First Rowman & Littlefield special edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 138 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1784, the newly widowed Thomas Jefferson set sail for Paris. As America's new minister to France he was expected to deal with the politicians and intrigue at the court of King Louis XVI, but he was not prepared for the likes of Maria Cosway. Enchantingly beautiful, sophisticated, and talented, this Italian-born woman captured the handsome Virginian's heart. Maria was his equal in many ways--she was an accomplished portrait and landscape painter,...
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