The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson

749 Pages·2008·4.94 MB·English

by  Kevin J. Hayes

THE ROAD TO
MONTICELLO
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T H E R O A D T O
MONTICELLO
THE LIFE AND MIND OF
Thomas Jefferson
KEVIN J. HAYES
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2008
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CONTENTS
part i: the education of thomas jefferson
1. Fire! 1
2. A Boy and His Books 15
3. A Correct, Classical Scholar 30
4. William and Mary 43
5. The Williamsburg Circle 57
6. The Limits of English Law 73
7. A Shelf of Notebooks 86
8. Becoming a Burgess 102
part ii: family and nation
9. Domestic Life and Literary Pursuits 117
10. Rude Bard of the North 133
11. A Summary View of the Rights of British America 147
12. The Pen and the Tomahawk 161
13. The Declaration of Independence 174
14. The Book Culture of Philadelphia and
Williamsburg, Contrasted 191
15. Of Law and Learning 207
16. Lines of Communication 220
17. Notes on the State of Virginia 233
18. The Narrow House 247
19. An American Odyssey 260
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part iii: our man in paris
20. Bookman in Paris 275
21. Talking about Literature 293
22. London Town 309
23. Summer of ’86 326
24. An Inquisitive Journey through France and Italy 340
25. A Tour through Holland and the Rhine Valley 355
26. Last Days in Paris 369
part iv: servant of the people
27. The Young Idea 383
28. The Anas 404
29. Letters from a Virginia Farmer 418
30. The Vice President and the Printed Word 432
31. The First Inaugural Address 449
32. The Wall of Separation 461
33. ‘‘Life of Captain Lewis’’ 478
34. The President as Patron of Literature 495
part v: monticello
35. Return to Monticello 515
36. Letters to an Old Friend 532
37. The Library of Congress 546
38. The Retirement Library 564
39. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth 581
40. The Autobiography 595
41. The University of Virginia from Dream to Reality 613
42. The Life and Soul of the University 628
Acknowledgments 645
An Essay on Sources 647
Notes 655
Index 711
part i
THE EDUCATION OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON