Jefferson and the Virginians: Democracy, Constitutions, and Empire

by Peter Onuf

Book Overview

In Jefferson and the Virginians, renowned scholar Peter S. Onuf examines the ways in which Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Virginians--George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry--both conceptualized their home state from a political and cultural perspective, and understood its position in the new American union. The conversations Onuf reconstructs offer glimpses into the struggle to define Virginia--and America--within the context...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807169897
• ISBN13: 9780807169896
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"