Thomas Jefferson: Farmer

by Barbara McEwan

Book Overview

Thomas Jefferson is best known as one of the founders of the United States. His chief love, however, was not politics, but farming. His writings abound with expressions of loathing for the former and perpetual fascination for the latter. ""Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens,"" he wrote to John Jay in 1785. While his contributions to the field of government overshadow his many other accomplishments, he also made many brilliant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786467320
• ISBN13: 9780786467327
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher