Jefferson the Virginian - Volume I

by Malone, Dumas

• ISBN13: 9780316544740
• ISBN10: 0316544744
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1948-01-30
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Summary

The first of five volumes in a full-length biography of Jefferson.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Heritage of a Virginian
Jeffersons and Randolphs, 1679-1745	p. 3
The Services of Peter Jefferson, 1746-1757	p. 21
The Road to Enlightenment
Schooldays in Albemarle, 1757-1760	p. 37
At the College, 1760-1762	p. 49
Williamsburg: Introduction to the Law, 1762-1765	p. 62
The School of Manners, 1762-1765	p. 75
Listening at the Capitol, 1765-1766	p. 88
Disciple of Enlightenment	p. 98
The Business of Life
The Young Lawyer, 1767-1771	p. 113
Among the Burgesses, 1769-1771	p. 128
Beginning at Monticello, 1769-1772	p. 143
Attaining Domestic Felicity, 1772-1774	p. 153
Revolting Against an Empire
The Growth of a Political Mind	p. 169
Championing Colonial Rights, 1774-1775	p. 180
A Patriot Goes to Philadelphia, 1775	p. 197
Herald of Freedom, 1776	p. 215
Liberalizing a Commonwealth
Framing a Government, 1776	p. 235
The Way of a Legislator: Freeing the Land, 1776-1779	p. 247
Architect of Laws: Slavery and Crime	p. 261
Church and School	p. 274
The Amenities of War, 1777-1779	p. 286
The Ordeal of a War Governor
The Limitations of Executive Power	p. 301
The Frustrations of a War Governor, 1779-1780	p. 314
The Menace of Invasion, 1780-1781	p. 330
Exit His Excellency	p. 352
Starting Again
A Philosopher Surveys His Country	p. 373
Tragedy and a False Start, 1782-1783	p. 390
An End and a Beginning, 1783-1784	p. 403
Appendices
Genealogy	p. 426
The Jefferson Estate	p. 435
The Walker Affair, 1768-1809	p. 447
Acknowledgments	p. 452
List of Symbols and Short Titles Most Frequently Used in Footnotes	p. 455
Select Critical Bibliography	p. 457
Index	p. 471
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