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" Thomas Jefferson : "
edited and annotation by Brett F. Woods.
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965308
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Jefferson, Thomas,1743-1826.
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Thomas Jefferson : : thoughts on war and revolution : annotated correspondence /\ edited and annotation by Brett F. Woods.
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New York :: Algora Pub.,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvi, 313 pages)
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0875866387
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0875866360
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0875866379
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9780875866369
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9780875866376
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index.
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Benedict Arnold, 1781, 4:399 ~ [We endeavor] as far as possible to alleviate the inevitable miseries of war by treating captives as humanity and natural honor requires. Oliver Towles, 1781, 4:409 ~ A country vulnerable in every point is open to insult and depredation to even the smallest force, yet important points may, we trust, be guarded. -- Colonels John Skinner and William Garrard, 1781, 4:410 ~ I am exceedingly sorry to learn that the enemy are committing such cruel depredations. -- Colonel James Innes, 1781, 4:411 ~ Assemble immediately every man able to bear arms.
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Colonel Abraham Penn, 1781, 4:421 ~ He will be driven back and we shall have the war on us.Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, 1781, 4:423 ~ To make a present opposition to the junction of the two hostile armies. -- James Madison, 1783, 4:430 ~ There is an idle report here of peace. -- Edmund Randolph, 1785, 5:140 ~ The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. -- James Currie, 1785, 19:11 ~ For the moment Europe is clear of war. -- John Jay, 1785, 5:93 ~ I think it to our interest to punish the first insult.
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Colonel Benjamin Harrison, 1781, 4:413 ~ Call into service on this occasion the militia. Major General Friedrich von Steuben, 1781, 4:414 ~ The new raised cavalry or a due proportion of it may perhaps be of singular use to him. -- Major General Friedrich von Steuben, 1781, 4:415 ~ Can the object of the enemy be our vessels at Osbornes? -- Colonel Garret Van Meter, 1781, 4:417 ~ I am sorry such a spirit of disobedience has shown itself in your county. It must be subdued. -- Colonel James Innes, 1781, 4:419 ~ Prosecution for treason or misprision of treason.
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Governor of Canada, 1777, 5:301 ~ We think ourselves justified in Governor Hamilton�s strict confinement on the general principle of national retaliation. George Mathews, 1779, ME 4:77 ~ Humane conduct on our part was found to produce no effect; the contrary, therefore, was to be tried. -- George Washington, 1780, 4:120 ~ It is mortifying to suppose it possible that a people, able and zealous to contend with their enemy, should be reduced to fold their arms for want of the means of defense.
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Philosopher, diplomat, politician, inventor, writer, architect, even gardener, from a historical perspective Thomas Jefferson emerges as an extraordinary individual one who was clearly many things to many people. But, too, precisely because of these same collective endeavors, he has become so much a part of America's ongoing search for itself, so deeply entwined in the tapestry of America's grand democratic experiment, that, in many instances, succeeding generations have been largely unable to picture him clearly and objectively in his own life and times. The most comprehensive portrait of the founding fathers can be seen in their personal letters and journal entries. Jefferson is no exception, and those he wrote concerning war and revolution through many of the most critical episodes in early American history are of singular importance. The format of the letters has been preserved whenever possible and, collectively, they provide a unique glimpse into the character and thought processes of Jefferson, warrior and revolutionary. Whether he is writing to peers such as James Madison, Patrick Henry and George Washington, to French associates such as the Marquis de Lafayette and Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, or even to British adversaries such as the American traitor Benedict Arnold and Sir Guy Carleton, the British Governor of Canada, Jefferson demonstrates a striking understanding of the issues. And whether the subject might be an argument for national retaliation, the treatment of prisoners of war or the application of blockades in naval engagements, he writes with remarkable clarity, insight and eloquence. As the text presents, in their entirety, the original written correspondence which succeeding generations of historians have repeatedly cited as the basis for the interpretation of events or conclusions of fact, Thoughts on War and Revolution is both a comprehensive reference resource, as well as a unique supplement to the existing literature.
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Jefferson, Thomas,1743-1826
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Jefferson, Thomas,1743-1826.
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Revolutions.
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War.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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Revolutions.
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War.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.4/6092
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U22.J43 2009eb
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Woods, Brett F.
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