Jefferson and the Rights of Man - Volume II

by Malone, Dumas

• ISBN13: 9780316544702
• ISBN10: 0316544701
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1968-01-30
• Publisher: Back Bay Books

Summary

The second volume in this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of the eventful middle years in the life of Thomas Jefferson: his ministry to France in the years just before the French Revolution and during the early stages of that conflict; his service as secretary of state in President George Washington's first cabinet; the crucial period of his first differences with Alexander Hamilton and the beginnings of his long struggle with the Federalists. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xxv
Lowest of the Diplomatic Tribe
Introduction to Paris	p. 3
The Rebuffs of a Commissioner, 1784-1786	p. 21
At the Court of Versailles, 1785-1787	p. 33
Confronting John Bull, 1786	p. 50
The Knowledge of Another World
Sentimental Adventure, 1786	p. 67
Minister of Enlightenment	p. 82
Traveling with a Purpose, 1787	p. 112
The Jefferson Circle, 1787-1788	p. 131
The Rights of Man
Considering the American Constitution, 1786-1789	p. 153
In the Twilight of the Old Regime, 1787-1788	p. 180
A Diplomat Awaits His Leave, 1788-1789	p. 203
Revolution Begins and a Mission Ends, 1789	p. 214
In the Harness of State
The Return of a Virginian	p. 241
New York and the Court of George Washington, 1790	p. 256
The Functions of the Secretary of State	p. 269
Working with Hamilton, 1790	p. 286
First Skirmishes over Foreign Policy	p. 307
The Struggle Within the Government
Transition to Philadelphia	p. 319
Foreign Commerce Becomes an Issue, 1791	p. 327
The Bank and the Constitution, 1791	p. 337
Storm over the Rights of Man, 1791	p. 351
Starting the Federal City	p. 371
A Feud Breaks out
New Actors on the Diplomatic Stage, 1791-1792	p. 391
An American Champion Meets Disappointments, 1792	p. 406
The Beginnings of Party Struggle, 1791-1792	p. 420
The Causes of Discontent, 1792	p. 443
Hamilton vs. Jefferson	p. 457
An Election and Its Promise, 1792	p. 478
Acknowledgments	p. 489
List of Symbols and Short Titles Most Frequently Used in Footnotes	p. 492
Select Critical Bibliography	p. 494
Long Notes	p. 505
Index	p. 509
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