Jefferson and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia DynastyGood Press, 2021 M04 25 - 240 pages The book covers Thomas Jefferson's presidency as the U.S.'s third president. He was previously the second vice president of the United States under John Adams and the first United States secretary of state under George Washington. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation. |
Contents
THE CORSAIRS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN | |
THE SHADOW OF THE FIRST CONSUL | |
IN PURSUIT OF THE FLORIDAS | |
AN AMERICAN CATILINE | |
AN ABUSE OF HOSPITALITY | |
THE PACIFISTS OF 1807 | |
Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty | |
PRESIDENT MADISON UNDER FIRE | |
THE PEACEMAKERS | |
SPANISH DERELICTS IN THE NEW WORLD | |
FRAMING AN AMERICAN POLICY | |
THE END OF AN | |
CHAPTER I | |
CHAPTER III | |
CHAPTER IV | |
THE WARHAWKS | |
CHAPTER VI | |
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Jefferson and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty Allen Johnson No preview available - 2007 |
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