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1) Jefferson's extracts from the Gospels: "The philosophy of Jesus" and "The life and morals of Jesus"
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c1983.
Language
English
Description
This volume is an important clarification of the controversial religious beliefs of one of our most unorthodox but ethically committed presidents. Printed here are the facsimile texts of Jefferson's two compilations of Jesus' words.
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A selection of the Founding Father's writings include his autobiography, the Declaration of Independence, entries from his travel journals, biographical sketches of his contemporaries, public and private letters, and "Notes on Virginia."
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Language
English
Description
As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, Patsy becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death. She travels with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris that Patsy learns about her father's liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father's protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Her choices will...
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Language
English
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Description
Traces the history of the Hemings family from early eighteenth-century Virginia to their dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, and describes their family ties to the third president against a backdrop of Revolutionary America and the French Revolution.
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Language
English
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Description
Analyzes the evidence that exists in support of the story of a thirty-eight-year liaison between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, pointing out errors and prejudicesin the writings of historians and biographers who sought to preserve Jefferson's image by debunking the persistent rumor.
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