Thomas Jefferson: Writings (Loa #17): Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters

by Thomas Jefferson

Book Overview

The most comprehensive collection of the Founding Father's famous writings, including drafts of the Declaration of Independence

At the moment of our nation's birth, Thomas Jefferson defined the issues that still direct our political life. Displaying his extraordinary variety of interests and powerful and precise style, Jefferson's writings are an invaluable and incisive record of the landscape, inhabitants, life, and daily customs of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094045016X
• ISBN13: 9780940450165
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: Library of America
• Length: 1600 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Jefferson, a renaissance man.

This book is a treasure: it contains many of the writings of Thomas Jefferson, and his letters.They are reveal a crisp thinking, like Voltaire, Rousseau, the abbey Gregoire, Rabeau Saint Etienne, and other geat thinkers of the 17th Century (T.Jefferson meet with most), as well a Pascal who was way ahead of his time. TJ try to explain the rational for generosity, compassion, respect for life, respect for people, respect for justice, and more: anyone who claims to be president of the USA (or any sovereign nation) should read and understand this book. Unfortunatly this is probably not the case... Politicians love to use a citation of TJ, but their policies would often be despised by TJ.Let's hope that the future will give the US presidents with the values of this great thinker, and for the time being let's just be patient.