| Thomas Jefferson: Writings (Loa #17): Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters Contributor(s): Jefferson, Thomas (Author), Peterson, Merrill D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 094045016X ISBN-13: 9780940450165 Publisher: Library of America OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1984 Annotation: The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Dewey: 973.3 |
| LCCN: 83019917 |
| Series: Library of America |
| Physical Information: 1.83" H x 5.16" W x 8.08" (2.14 lbs) 1600 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most comprehensive collection of the Founding Father's famous writings, including drafts of the Declaration of Independence At the moment of our nation's birth, Thomas Jefferson defined the issues that still direct our political life. Displaying his extraordinary variety of interests and powerful and precise style, Jefferson's writings are an invaluable and incisive record of the landscape, inhabitants, life, and daily customs of America in the Revolutionary and early national eras. This book is the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Jefferson ever published. It contains such famous works as Autobiography and Notes on the State of Virginia. A series of addresses, 287 letters, and public and private writings--including the original and revised drafts of the Declaration of Independence--round out the collection, painting not only a portrait of the early days of America but of one of the most influential and controversial figures in our nation's history. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. |