The Paris years of Thomas Jefferson
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Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ℗♭1997., New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [1997].
Physical Desc
x, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Fowler Public Library - NONFICTION
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LC Subjects
Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century.
Biography.
Diplomats -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Enlightenment -- France -- Paris.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Paris.
Paris (France) -- History -- 1715-1789.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Biography.
Diplomats -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Enlightenment -- France -- Paris.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Paris.
Paris (France) -- History -- 1715-1789.
Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ℗♭1997., New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [1997].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-339) and index.
Description
In 1784 Thomas Jefferson moved to the sophisticated and exhilarating city of Paris, where he spent the next five years as minister from the new United States of America. These were formative years for France, for the United States, and for Jefferson's cultural and intellectual development. This engaging book recreates in word and illustration the atmosphere and personalities of prerevolutionary Paris, and it reveals the profound impact they had on one of America's first transatlantic citizens. Adam's principal focus is on Jefferson's role as the preeminent American envoy in Europe after the departure of Benjamin Franklin, his participation in the cultural and political life of the city, and his private intrigues to help his friends bring the Bourbon monarchy to heel. Finally, Adams places the author of the Declaration of Independence in the middle of his second revolution and chronicles the dramatic events leading to the upheaval of 1788-1789. The book is richly illustrated with art of the period and with specially commissioned photographs of Parisian sites by Adelaide de Menil.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Adams, W. H. (1997). The Paris years of Thomas Jefferson . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adams, William Howard. 1997. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adams, William Howard. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson Yale University Press, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Adams, William Howard. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson Yale University Press, 1997.
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