The elusive Thomas Jefferson: essays on the man behind the myths

"Thomas Jefferson's writings on morality have largely been ignored by scholars. Yet his writings and the moral works he recommended reveal much about his moral sense and views on good living. Jefferson valued personal moral improvement, had great respect for moral exemplars and drew inspir...

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Weitere Verfasser: Holowchak, Mark Andrew 1958- (HerausgeberIn), Dotts, Brian W. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2017]
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Zusammenfassung:"Thomas Jefferson's writings on morality have largely been ignored by scholars. Yet his writings and the moral works he recommended reveal much about his moral sense and views on good living. Jefferson valued personal moral improvement, had great respect for moral exemplars and drew inspiration from moralists, sermonizers, novelists, poets, historians, and role models"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:vi, 246 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781476669250