Notes on the State of Virginia. - Softcover

Jefferson, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1275688055 ISBN 13: 9781275688056

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana, 2012

Synopsis

Title: Notes on the state of Virginia.<br /><br />Author: Thomas Jefferson<br /><br />Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana <br /><br />Description: <br /><br />Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.<br /><br />Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.<br /><br />Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.<br /><br />++++<br />The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:<br />++++<br /><br />SourceLibrary: Huntington Library<br /><br />DocumentID: SABCP01747900<br /><br />CollectionID: CTRG95-B3591<br /><br />PublicationDate: 17880101<br /><br />SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America<br /><br />Notes: First American edition. Cf. NUC pre-1956; Evans.<br /><br />Collation: 244, [4] p., [1] folded leaf of plates, : ill. ; 20 cm<br /><br />

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"This is a Bedford book that is long overdue, and David Waldstreicher is a superb choice as editor. This new edition of Notes on the State of Virginia is informed by the more recent scholarship on Jefferson, which the editor knows cold, and it will attract a substantial audience among college teachers, yours truly included."

From the Back Cover

This American classic is the only full-length book written and published by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime. Written in 1781, Notes on the State of Virginia was begun by Jefferson as a commentary on the resources and institutions of his home state, but the work's lasting value lies in its delineation of Jefferson's major philosophical, political, scientific, and ethical beliefs. Along with his accounts of such factual matters as North American flora and fauna, Jefferson expounds his views on slavery, education, religious freedom, representative government, and the separation of church and state. The book is the best single statement of Jefferson's principles and the best reflection of his wide-ranging tastes and talents. This edition, meticulously edited by William Peden, was originally published by the University of North Carolina Press in 1955.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Sabin Americana
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1275688055
• ISBN 13: 9781275688056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260