Writings

ISBN-10
1579580297
ISBN-13
9781579580292
Series
Writings
Category
United States
Pages
1600
Language
English
Published
1997-09-01
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Thomas Jefferson, Merrill D. Peterson

Description

The most comprehensive one-volume selection of Jefferson ever published. Contains the Autobiography, Notes on the State of Virginia, public and private papers, including the original and revised drafts of the Declaration of Independence, speeches, and 287 letters.

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