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The pursuit of happiness : family and values in Jefferson's Virginia / Jan Lewis.

Title
The pursuit of happiness : family and values in Jefferson's Virginia / Jan Lewis.
Author
Lewis, Jan, 1949-2018,
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983.

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Description
xix, 290 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Subject
  • 1700-1899
  • Bonheur > Histoire > 18e siècle
  • Bonheur > Histoire > 19e siècle
  • Familie
  • Families > Virginia > History > 18th century
  • Families > Virginia > History > 19th century
  • Families
  • Famille > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siècle
  • Famille > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle
  • Family life, 1750-1825
  • Gentry > Virginia > History > 18th century
  • Gentry > Virginia > History > 19th century
  • Gentry > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siècle
  • Gentry > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle
  • Gentry
  • Geschichte (1700-1830)
  • Gezin
  • Happiness > History > 18th century
  • Happiness > History > 19th century
  • Happiness
  • Social values > History > 18th century
  • Social values > History > 19th century
  • Social values
  • Valeurs sociales > Histoire > 18e siècle
  • Valeurs sociales > Histoire > 19e siècle
  • Virginia
  • Virginia
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-284) and index.
Contents
"My peaceable scheme": The world of the pre-Revolutionary gentry -- "The real use of religion": Religion -- "Weep for yourselves": Death -- "Little ambitions": Success -- "Earthly connections": Love -- "The best feelings of our nature": Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0521253063
  • 9780521253062
  • 0521315085
  • 9780521315081
LCCN
83001786
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries