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Jefferson's Books (Paperback)

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Thomas Jefferson once proclaimed, "I cannot live without books"--a dramatic statement, proven irrefutably true as books informed and guided Jefferson's life in a way that had no precedent and few equals among American statesmen. In this enlightening volume, Douglas Wilson, founding Saunders Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, examines Jefferson's "canine appetite for reading" and chronicles his passion for building and rebuilding his personal collection, as well as the fledgling nation's congressional library (which he refurbished with his books when it was destroyed by fire in 1814).

This work was originally published as "Jefferson's Library" in Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography, ed. Merrill D. Peterson, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986.

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Paperback: 60 pages
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (February 6, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1882886038
ISBN-13: 978-1882886036
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.2 inches
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Thomas Jefferson, Library of Congress, Lord Kames, Poplar Forest, Virginia Gazette, William Byrd, George Wythe, Literary Commonplace Book

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ELEMENTS OF CRITICISM 2 VOL PB SET (Natural Law Paper) (v. 1-2) by HENRY HOME on page 17, page 22, and page 43
John Page: Harp Mender (CV/Visual Arts Research) by N.P. James on page 24, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Elements of Criticism by Henry Home; Lord Kames on page 17, page 22, and page 43
Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson by Millicent E. Sowerby on page 41, and Back Matter
Notes on the State of Virginia (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Jefferson on page 25, and page 30

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