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Thomas Jefferson : Writings : Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters (Library of America) Hardcover – August 15, 1984

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The most comprehensive collection of the Founding Father’s famous writings, including drafts of the Declaration of Independence

At the moment of our nation's birth, Thomas Jefferson defined the issues that still direct our political life. Displaying his extraordinary variety of interests and powerful and precise style, Jefferson’s writings are an invaluable and incisive record of the landscape, inhabitants, life, and daily customs of America in the Revolutionary and early national eras.

This book is the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Jefferson ever published. It contains such famous works as "Autobiography" and "Notes on the State of Virginia." A series of addresses, 287 letters, and public and private writings—including the original and revised drafts of the Declaration of Independence—round out the collection, painting not only a portrait of the early days of America but of one of the most influential and controversial figures in our nation's history.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 094045016X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Library of America (August 15, 1984)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1600 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780940450165
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0940450165
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 1.9 x 8.2 inches

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If you like history, unedited and without today's agendas then this ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015

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If you like history, unedited and without today's agendas then this book or anything from library of America is for you. Some of this gets a little boring; it's his writings not just the highlights, not an engaging fable. Reading his thoughts and personal positions on things is really enlightening. You can see the why to many things, our Constitution for example. You don't need someone to translate such a document or it's intent, you just need to read the supporting documents. Everyone thinks they are smarter today than those who walked before them, politicians try to discount what these men from years ago said and did as no longer applicable. Truth is, men like Jefferson were not just about dealing with the issue of the day but more importantly had a good understanding of mankind which has not changed on bit. Reading this mans writings will enlighten you on multiple subjects. You will break away from the herd.

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Brian Mumford

A call for action.

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This is one of the most important books in the world in my opinion. I wish they published all of Jefferson's writings. History has been rewritten, and Jefferson pointed out that even Washington misrepresented the facts. He would also go on to discuss what he discovered about Washington and his circle of friends both within and without his administration. Here's an excerpt from one of his writings:

"I returned from that mission in the 1st. year of the new government, having landed in Virginia in Dec. 89. & proceeded to N. York in March 90. to enter on the office of Secretary of State. Here certainly I found a state of things which, of all I had ever contemplated, I the least expected. I had left France in the first year of its revolution, in the fervor of natural rights, and zeal for reformation. My conscientious devotion to these rights could not be heightened, but it had been aroused and excited by daily exercise. The President received me cordially, and my Colleagues & the circle of principal citizens, apparently, with welcome. The courtesies of dinner parties given me as a stranger newly arrived among them, placed me at once in their familiar society. But I cannot describe the wonder and mortification with which the table conversations filled me. Politics were the chief topic, and a preference of kingly, over republican, government, was evidently the favorite sentiment. An apostate I could not be; nor yet a hypocrite: and I found myself, for the most part, the only advocate on the republican side of the question, unless, among the guests, there chanced to be some member of that party from the legislative Houses."

Jefferson, Thomas. Jefferson: Writings (Library of America) (Kindle Locations 10397-10406). Library of America. Kindle Edition.

In my opinion, this book should be mandatory reading in classrooms throughout the country if not the world, and we should pressure the Library of Congress (Congress), the University of Virginia, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the more than 900 different repositories to digitize and make available to the general public every word of Jefferson's writings, because I believe there are a lot of things our government is suppressing. For example, I guarantee he had more to say about Judicial Review, Washington's administration, and the Second Amendment than we have access to. The repositories I mentioned have the largest collections, and I recommend everyone write them to compel them to make available all of Jefferson's works. When you rank the books from the Library of Congress on Amazon, Jefferson is not among the first pages and that is astounding to me. This book is so important I have it both on Kindle and hardcover in my library.

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Excellent Value!

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I bought this for my dad, who was amazed at the value of this book. It's very thick and heavy, with a quality binding. I don't know how they print such a large book for so cheap. If you want to read Thomas Jefferson, this book is great! All the important writings together in one volume.

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My favorite founder and thinker

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Really happy with this. Amazing writer and thinker. Genius really.
I was looking for a top notch reference on TJ , and you don't get much better than the man's own words.
Great quality paper with thin cover (disappointingly thin).
Do yourself a favor and get this first over the biographies.

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"The incorporation of a bank, and the powers assumed by this bill, have not, in my opinion, been delegated to the United States by the Constitution. THOMAS JEFFERSON
February 15, 1791
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Tony H.

Great reference book with lots of essential Jefferson writing

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Great reference book with lots of essential Jefferson writing. The book itself is made well with nice paper and a nice blue hard back. I think the paper jacket is hideous so I removed mine.

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Very nicely packaged. Good price

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Very nicely packaged. Good price. Lot's to read, I have just gotten started, but if you want to know about Thomas Jefferson, this
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A MUST FOR JEFFERSON ADMIRERS

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For those who admire perhaps the most brilliant American to have served our nation, this book has it all. I truly enjoyed reading his correspondence with John Adams

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I had read many quotes from Thomas Jefferson's works, and have heard him continually lauded as an important and influential writer. Buying this book enabled me to meet the great man face to face. A fascinating and enjoyable read.

Maria

As beautiful and powerful inside as outside.

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An aesthetically pleasing edition of a complete compilation of very strong and important works. This book is not for everyone though, it is extremely complete and may not interest the average reader. Also the edition is very nice but the pages are somewhat delicate. Not for working on the book (highlighting, annotating or sticking post-its): strictly for personal library/brief consulting/ plain reading.

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