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The quotable Jefferson
- Title
- The quotable Jefferson / collected and edited by John P. Kaminski.
- Author
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E302 .J442 2006b | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Kaminski, John P.
- Description
- lxii, 557 pages : illustrations; 20 cm
- Summary
- Contains nearly five hundred quotations by founding father Thomas Jefferson, arranged alphabetically by topic from advice to women, and includes his observations of himself and his contemporaries, as well as comments about Jefferson from friends and associates.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- quotations (texts)
- Quotations.
- Citations.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-518) and index.
- Contents
- The Thoughts and Words of Thomas Jefferson -- Advice -- Agriculture -- America -- The American Revolution -- The Arts -- Books -- Cities, Countries, and Regions -- The Constitution -- Death -- Dreams, Imagination, and Memories -- Duty, Honor, and Citizenship -- The Economy -- Education and Knowledge -- Family -- Food and Drink -- Foreign Affairs -- Freedom and Liberty -- Friends and Enemies -- Government -- Health, Medicine, and Exercise -- History -- Human Action and Interaction -- Human Nature -- Indians -- Inventions and Ideas -- Jefferson's Presidency -- The Judiciary and Justice -- Language -- Life -- Life's Difficulties -- Love -- The Military -- Morality -- The Natural World -- Occupations -- Pain and Pleasure -- Peace -- The People -- Politics -- The Press -- Racism -- Religion -- Slavery -- Travel -- War -- Women -- Thomas Jefferson Describes His Contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson Described by His Contemporaries -- Thomas Jefferson Describes Himself -- Jefferson's Correspondents.
- ISBN
- 0691122679
- 9780691122670
- LCCN
- 2005030020
- 9780691122670
- OCLC
- ocm62161115
- 62161115
- SCSB-14555599
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library