The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 11: January 1787 to August 1787

by Thomas Jefferson, Julian P. Boyd

Overview

Volumes 11 and 12, cover the period from January 1787 through March 1788 and deal with Jefferson's stay in France, as American Minister there.




This is a rich period of personal correspondence and important documents, revealing, particularly, Jefferson's interest in agriculture and architecture, his extended trade negotiations, his reports on the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, and his skilled efforts to establish friendly relations between Europe and his own nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691045436
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	11/21/1955
Series:	The Papers of Thomas Jefferson , #11
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

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"The series will illuminate . . . The whole course of our history from the 1769's to the 1820's."—Henry Steele Commager.

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"The series will illuminate . . . The whole course of our history from the 1769's to the 1820's."—Henry Steele Commager.

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