The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 27: 1 September to 31 December 1793: 1 September to 31 December 1793

by Thomas Jefferson

This volume brings to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy. Against the background of the deadly yellow fever in Philadelphia, he copes with obstreperous French consuls and informs Edmond Charles Genet that the American government has requested his recall. After resuming his work...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691047790
• ISBN13: 9780691047799
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 856 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"