Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691130280 ISBN 13: 9780691130286
Anbieter: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA
Trade Paperback. Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691130280 ISBN 13: 9780691130286
Anbieter: Inquiring Minds, Saugerties, NY, USA
Trade Paperback. Zustand: UNSPECIFIED.
Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691128073 ISBN 13: 9780691128078
Anbieter: Kona Bay Books, Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
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Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691128189 ISBN 13: 9780691128184
Anbieter: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: NEW.
Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691128677 ISBN 13: 9780691128672
Anbieter: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. Volume Three of the definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death presents 567 documents covering the period from 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811. Jefferson is now firmly ensconced in retirement at Monticello and Poplar Forest. He is not free from legal and political concerns, however, with the controversy over the 1807 federal seizure of the Batture Sainte Marie at New Orleans looming particularly large. Jefferson prepares for his defense against Edward Livingston's lawsuit by corresponding at length with his counsel and involved public officials, and seeking out documents and legal authorities to vindicate himself. He also seeks to end Philadelphia journalist William Duane's growing estrangement from mainstream Republican politics, lobbies for the appointment of a committed Republican to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and argues with the Rivanna Company over its proposed encroachments on his property. Other highlights are Jefferson's draft constitution for an agricultural society, his astronomical calculations, his notes on plantings at Poplar Forest, and his estimate of the cost of shipping flour. Documents on slaves and slavery include discussions of schemes for colonizing freed slaves in Africa, information on the medical condition of some of Jefferson's slaves, and an account of a visit to Monticello with a distinctly unflattering portrayal of the ex-president's standing in the community and his relations with his slaves. dust jacket shows wear, creased and stained, inside pages clean and free of marks, excellent reading copy.
Verlag: Princeton University Press January 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0691128677 ISBN 13: 9780691128672
Anbieter: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: NEW. Volume Three of the definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death presents 567 documents covering the period from 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811. Jefferson is now firmly ensconced in retirement at Monticello and Poplar Forest. He is not free from legal and political concerns, however, with the controversy over the 1807 federal seizure of the Batture Sainte Marie at New Orleans looming particularly large. Jefferson prepares for his defense against Edward Livingston's lawsuit by corresponding at length with his counsel and involved public officials, and seeking out documents and legal authorities to vindicate himself. He also seeks to end Philadelphia journalist William Duane's growing estrangement from mainstream Republican politics, lobbies for the appointment of a committed Republican to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and argues with the Rivanna Company over its proposed encroachments on his property. Other highlights are Jefferson's draft constitution for an agricultural society, his astronomical calculations, his notes on plantings at Poplar Forest, and his estimate of the cost of shipping flour. Documents on slaves and slavery include discussions of schemes for colonizing freed slaves in Africa, information on the medical condition of some of Jefferson's slaves, and an account of a visit to Monticello with a distinctly unflattering portrayal of the ex-president's standing in the community and his relations with his slaves.