Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790, Together With a Summary of the Chief Events in Jefferson's Life (Classic Reprint)
Автор:Thomas Jefferson Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 214 ISBN: 1440086001 The Autobiography left by Thomas Jefferson belongs to the literature of the Nation. The import ant part played by the great Virginian in the organization of the Republic and in the leadership of affairs during the first three or four A dministrations, the distinctive character of the man, his imagination, his intellectual force, and his patriotism, have served to make Thomas Jefferson a great figure in American history. Even his fiercest opponents in his own generation and of later years, those who believed that his theories would prove detrimental to the interests of the State, have been ready to admit that he had honestly at heart the welfare of his fellowcitizens and of mankind, and to admit further that he must take rank among the great A mericans. The peculiar value that is possessed by a narrative in autobiographical form does not rest on the probability that the statement of facts or the record of facts and the motives which influence action would be presented more accurately...
