Emperor of liberty : Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy /

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This book, the first in decades to closely examine Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy, offers a compelling reinterpretation of his attitudes and accomplishments as a statesman during America's early nationhood. Beginning with Jefferson's disastrous stint as wartime governor of Virginia...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cogliano, Francis D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]
Series:Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
1801-1809
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
Diplomatic relations
United States > Foreign relations > 1801-1809.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1801-1809.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : three emperors
  • "According to the judgment of a good man"
  • "To compel the pyratical states to perpetual peace"
  • "Mr. Jefferson is a decided Republican"
  • The reign of the witches
  • "Chastise their insolence"
  • Empire of liberty
  • "They expect the president to act"
  • Conclusion : "ne plus ultra."

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