Thomas Jefferson: Westward the Course of Empire

by Lawrence S. Kaplan

Book Overview

This biography of one of America's greatest political figures focuses on Thomas Jefferson's role as a maker of foreign policy. Although he was not the sole formulator of American diplomacy, Jefferson's voice was the most pervasive in the first generation of the republic's history. This text explores how the concept of the United States' westward expansion worked as the moving force in forming Jefferson's judgments and actions in foreign relations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842026304
• ISBN13: 9780842026307
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"