The Sage of Monticello

by Malone, Dumas

• ISBN13: 9780813923666
• ISBN10: 0813923662
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
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Summary

The sixty-five year old Jefferson from the end of his second presidential term through the remaining 17 years of his life.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Chronology	xix
THE MIXED BLESSINGS OF RETIREMENT
I The Return of a Native	3	(15)
II Presidential Aftermath, 1809-1811	18	(16)
III Assets and Liabilities, 1809-1812	34	(9)
IV The Young Gardener	43	(12)
V The Batture Controversy, 1807-1814	55	(22)
WAR AND PEACE
VI Patriotism at Home, 1810-1812	77	(16)
VII Renewing Old Friendship	93	(14)
VIII The Impact of War	107	(17)
IX The Meaning of the Peace	124	(13)
X The Political Economy of a Country Gentleman	137	(16)
LIGHT AND LEARNING
XI The Monticello Circle	153	(16)
XII Books in Transit: The Library of Congress	169	(16)
XIII The Ways of a Humanist	185	(15)
XIV The Uses of History	200	(13)
XV Keeping the Record Straight	213	(20)
GENESIS OF A UNIVERSITY
XVI Educational Aspirations, 1779-1814	233	(8)
XVII From Academy to College, 1814-1816	241	(10)
XVIII The Start of an Academical Village, 1816-1817	251	(16)
XIX Winning a Charter, 1817-1819	267	(18)
XX The Solicitous Grandfather	285	(16)
XXI The Harassments of Debt, 1817-1822	301	(15)
XXII The Hopes and Fears of a Slaveholder	316	(12)
XXIII Firebell in the Night: The Missouri Question	328	(17)
XXIV Republicanism, Consolidation, and State Rights	345	(20)
THE OLD SACHEM
XXV Foundations and Frustrations: The University, 1819-1821	365	(16)
XXVI The Empty Village, 1820-1824	381	(16)
XXVII A Bold Mission and a Memorable Visit	397	(14)
XXVIII Life Comes to the University, 1825	411	(15)
XXIX A Last Look at Public Affairs	426	(21)
FINISHING THE COURSE
XXX The Changing Family Scene	447	(16)
XXXI A Troubled Twilight	463	(16)
XXXII The End of the Day	479	(22)
APPENDICES
I Descendants of Thomas Jefferson	501	(4)
II Jefferson's Financial Affairs	505	(8)
III The Hemings Family	513	(2)
Acknowledgments	515	(2)
List of Symbols and Short Titles	517	(4)
Select Critical Bibliography	521	(16)
Index	537