Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government: A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia

by Dustin Ghish, Daniel Klinghard, Dustin Gish

This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107157366
• ISBN13: 9781107157361
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"