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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 41: 11 July to 15 November 1803
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Hardback. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 856 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1348.
The Louisiana Purchase dominates the months covered in this volume. Jefferson departs for Monticello to enjoy a needed respite after the busy three and a half months he has just spent in the nation's capital. Shortly before leaving Washington, he has a last meeting with his cabinet, after which he issues a proclamation to reconvene Congress on 17 October, three weeks early. It is the "great and weighty" business of the French government's stunning offer to transfer all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States that necessitates this important gathering. The event brings Jefferson enthusiastic congratulations from his friends ... Read more
The Louisiana Purchase dominates the months covered in this volume. Jefferson departs for Monticello to enjoy a needed respite after the busy three and a half months he has just spent in the nation's capital. Shortly before leaving Washington, he has a last meeting with his cabinet, after which he issues a proclamation to reconvene Congress on 17 October, three weeks early. It is the "great and weighty" business of the French government's stunning offer to transfer all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States that necessitates this important gathering. The event brings Jefferson enthusiastic congratulations from his friends ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
Series
Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Number of Pages
856
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164205
SKU
V9780691164205
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About Thomas Jefferson
Barbara B. Oberg, senior research scholar at Princeton University, was general editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson from 1999 to 2014.
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