Table of Contents

Introduction: The Estimation of the World; 1. History; 2. The Revolution; 3. Jefferson's Papers; 4. Monticello; 5. Jefferson's Epitaph; 6. Sally Hemings; 7. Slavery; 8. America and the World; Conclusion: 'Jefferson Survives'.

About the Author

Francis D. Cogliano is Reader in American History at the University of Edinburgh. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has held research fellowships at the Virginia Historical Society and the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. He is the author of Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History (Routledge, 2000).

Reviews

A great success. Students of Jefferson and his era will obviously gain most from this important study, but it should be emphasized that Cogliano's sophisticated interrogation of history and historical consciousness in Jefferson's day and our own has broader and deeper implications for a much wider readership. -- Professor Peter S. Onuf, University of Virginia A great success. Students of Jefferson and his era will obviously gain most from this important study, but it should be emphasized that Cogliano's sophisticated interrogation of history and historical consciousness in Jefferson's day and our own has broader and deeper implications for a much wider readership.