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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 6 : 11 March to 27 November 1813 / Retirement series / Retirement series /

The Retirement Series documents Jefferson's written legacy between his return to private life on 4 March 1809 and his death on 4 July 1826. During this period Jefferson founded the University of Virginia and sold his extraordinary library to the nation, but his greatest legacy from these years...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Other Authors: Looney, J. Jefferson
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2004-<c2009>
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Retirement Series documents Jefferson's written legacy between his return to private life on 4 March 1809 and his death on 4 July 1826. During this period Jefferson founded the University of Virginia and sold his extraordinary library to the nation, but his greatest legacy from these years is the astonishing depth and breadth of his correspondence with statesmen, inventors, scientists, philosophers, and ordinary citizens on topics spanning virtually every field of human endeavor.--From publisher description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (776 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400833733