The Jefferson Image in the American Mind

The Jefferson Image in the American Mind
Author :
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 572
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0813918510
ISBN-13 : 9780813918518
Rating : 4/5 (518 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Jefferson Image in the American Mind by : Merrill D. Peterson

Download or read book The Jefferson Image in the American Mind written by Merrill D. Peterson and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1960, The Jefferson Image in the American Mind has become a classic of historical scholarship. In it Merrill D. Peterson charts Thomas Jefferson's influence upon American thought and imagination since his death in 1826. Peterson shows how the public attitude toward Jefferson has always paralleled the political climate of the time; the complexities of the man, his thoughts, and his deeds being viewed only in fragments by later generations. He explains how the ideas of Jefferson have been distorted, defended, pilloried, or used by virtually every leading politician, historian, and intellectual. Through most of our history, political parties have engaged in an ideological tug-of-war to see who would wear "the mantle of Jefferson."


The Jefferson Image in the American Mind Related Books

The Jefferson Image in the American Mind
Language: en
Pages: 572
Authors: Merrill D. Peterson
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: University of Virginia Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Since its publication in 1960, The Jefferson Image in the American Mind has become a classic of historical scholarship. In it Merrill D. Peterson charts Thomas
The Coddling of the American Mind
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Greg Lukianoff
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-04 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Studen
Lincoln in American Memory
Language: en
Pages: 493
Authors: Merrill D. Peterson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-06-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lincoln's death, like his life, was an event of epic proportions. When the president was struck down at his moment of triumph, writes Merrill Peterson, "sorrow-
The Mind of Thomas Jefferson
Language: en
Pages: 437
Authors: Peter S. Onuf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-05 - Publisher: University of Virginia Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In The Mind of Thomas Jefferson, one of the foremost historians of Jefferson and his time, Peter S. Onuf, offers a collection of essays that seeks to historiciz
Closing of the American Mind
Language: en
Pages: 403
Authors: Allan Bloom
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-06-30 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The brilliant, controversial, bestselling critique of American culture that “hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy” (The New Yo