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Heir through hope : Thomas Jefferson's lifelong investment in William Short

Title
Heir through hope : Thomas Jefferson's lifelong investment in William Short / Peter Thompson.
Author
Thompson, Peter
Publication
New York, NY : Peter Thompson, [2023]

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Description
1 online resource.
Alternative Title
Thomas Jefferson's lifelong investment in William Short
Subject
  • Short, William, 1759-1849 > Friends and associates
  • Short, William, 1759-1849
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Friends and associates
  • Jefferson family
  • Short family
  • Diplomats > United States > Biography
  • Americans > France > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2023).
Contents
Introduction: An Unfulfilled Patriarch -- Springs Set in Motion: Establishing Separate Lives in France -- Living in a Woman's Country: Jefferson and Short's Reflections on French Culture -- "A Poor Dry Business": William Short's Diplomatic Career -- The Earth Half Desolated: Reckoning with Terror -- "You are my husband": Rosalie de La Rochefoucauld and William Short -- Money, Slaves, and Land: Jefferson's Ties to William Short -- A Serpent's Tooth: William Short's Later Life Relationship with Jefferson -- Epilogue: Jefferson's Hopes, and Short's Fears.
ISBN
  • 9780197546864
  • 0197546862
  • 9780197546840
  • 0197546846
  • 9780197546857
  • 0197546854
LCCN
2023027546
OCLC
2023027546
Author
Thompson, Peter, author.
Title
Heir through hope : Thomas Jefferson's lifelong investment in William Short / Peter Thompson.
Publisher
New York, NY : Peter Thompson, [2023]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2023).
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Available from home with a valid library card
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Other Form:
Print version: Thompson, Peter. Heir through hope New York, NY : Peter Thompson, [2023] 9780197546833 (DLC) 2023027545
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