Thomas Jefferson, Lawyer

by Frank L. Dewey

Book Overview

At twenty-three, Thomas Jefferson became the youngest practitioner before Virginia's highest court. This is the first book to explore in depth the eight years that Jefferson spent as a trial lawyer. Frank L. Dewey considers how Jefferson prepared for his career, how he acquired a clientele, what kind of cases he handled, how he fared financially, and why he retired from the law. The principal sources for this account are found in unpublished notes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081391079X
• ISBN13: 9780813910796
• Release Date: July 1986
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher