Thomas Jefferson : the art of power, Jon Meacham

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Thomas Jefferson : the art of power, Jon Meacham

Title remainder

the art of power

Statement of responsibility

Jon Meacham

Instantiates

• Thomas Jefferson : the art of power

Publication

• New York, Random House, 2012

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-729) and index

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volume

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• nc

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rdacarrier

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text

Content type code

• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

• The world's best hope -- The scion : beginnings to Spring 1774 -- The revolutionary : Spring 1774 to Summer 1776 -- Reformer and governor : late 1776 to 1782 -- The frustrated Congressman : late 1782 to mid-1784 -- A man of the world : 1785 to 1789 -- The first Secretary of State : 1789 to 1792 -- The leader of the opposition : 1793 to 1800 -- The President of the United States : 1801 to 1809 -- The master of Monticello : 1809 to the end -- All honor to Jefferson
• A world of desire and denial
• pt. II.
• The revolutionary: spring 1774 to summer 1776 :
• Like a shock of electricity
• There is no peace
• The famous Mr. Jefferson
• The course of human events
• The pull of duty
• pt. III.
• Reformer and governor: late 1776 to 1782 :
• Prologue.
• An agenda for liberty
• A troublesome office
• Redcoats at Monticello
• To burn on through death
• pt. IV.
• The frustrated congressman: late 1782 to mid-1784 :
• Return to the arena
• A struggle for respect
• Lost cities and life counsel
• pt. V.
• The world's best hope
• A man of the world: 1785 to 1789 :
• The vaunted scene of Europe
• The philosophical world
• His head and his heart
• Do you like our new Constitution?
• A treaty in Paris
• pt. VI.
• The first Secretary of State: 1789 to 1792 :
• A new post in New York
• Mr. Jefferson is greatly too democratic
• pt. I.
• Two cocks in the pit
• The end of a stormy tour
• pt. VII.
• The leader of the opposition: 1793 to 1800 :
• In wait at Monticello
• To the Vice Presidency
• The reign of witches
• Adams vs. Jefferson redux
• A desperate state of affairs
• pt. VIII.
• The scion: beginnings to spring 1774 :
• The President of the United States: 1801 to 1809 :
• The new order of things begins
• A confident president
• Victories, scandal, and a secret sickness
• The air of enchantment!
• The people were never more happy
• A deep, dark, and widespread conspiracy
• This damned embargo
• A farewell to ultimate power
• pt. IX.
• A fortunate son
• The master of Monticello: 1809 to the end :
• My body, mind, and affairs
• To form statesmen, legislators and judges
• The knell of the union
• No, doctor, nothing more
• Epilogue :
• All honor to Jefferson
• What fixed the destinies of my life
• Roots of revolution
• Temptations and trials

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ocn778424549

Dimensions

25 cm

Edition

1st ed.

Extent

xxix, 759, [24] pages of plates

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9780679645368

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2012013700

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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9781400067664

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illustrations (some color)

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u1494285

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(OCoLC)778424549