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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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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HQ535 .L44 1983 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 290 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Gentry
- Families
- Happiness
- Social values
- Virginia
- Gentry > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle
- Virginia > Family life, 1750-1825
- Valeurs sociales > Histoire > 19e siècle
- Familie
- Families > Virginia > History > 19th century
- Famille > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siècle
- Families > Virginia > History > 18th century
- History
- Happiness > History > 18th century
- 1700-1899
- Bonheur > Histoire > 18e siècle
- Bonheur > Histoire > 19e siècle
- Gentry > Virginia > History > 19th century
- Happiness > History > 19th century
- Social values > History > 19th century
- Valeurs sociales > Histoire > 18e siècle
- Geschichte (1700-1830)
- Famille > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle
- Social values > History > 18th century
- Gentry > Virginia > History > 18th century
- Gentry > Virginie > Histoire > 18e siècle
- Gezin
- 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