The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University

by Andrew J O'Shaughnessy and Andrew O'Shaughnessy

Book Overview

Already renowned as a statesman, Thomas Jefferson in his retirement from government turned his attention to the founding of an institution of higher learning. Never merely a patron, the former president oversaw every aspect of the creation of what would become the University of Virginia. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, he regarded it as one of the three greatest achievements in his life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813946484
• ISBN13: 9780813946481
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up