The Lost World of Thomas JeffersonBeacon Press, 1948 - 306 páginas In this classic work by one of America's most distinguished historians, Daniel Boorstin enters into Thomas Jefferson's world of ideas. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle, ' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. "The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson" demonstrates why on the 250th anniversary of his birth, this American leader's message has remained relevant to our national crises and grand concerns. "The volume is too subtle, too rich in ideas for anyone to do justice to it in brief summary, too heavily documented and too carefully wrought for anyone to dismiss its thesis. . . . It is a major contribution not only to Jefferson studies but to American intellectual history. . . . All who work in the history of ideas will find themselves in Mr. Boorstin's debt."-- Richard Hofstadter, "South Atlantic Monthly" |
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The Wolf by the Ears: Thomas Jefferson and Slavery John Chester Miller Visualização de excertos - 1977 |
New Lands, New Men: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery William H. Goetzmann Visualização de excertos - 1995 |