In Pursuit of Reason; The Life of Thomas Jefferson
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. First Printing [Stated]. Hard Cover. xvi, [2], 414 pages. Ink notation on fep. Minor pencil underlining noted. Preface and Acknowledgments, Notes, Bibliographical Note, and Index. Includes chapters on The Formative Years; Public Life and Private World; The Road to Revolution; At Philadelphia; Virginia Reformer; Wartime Governor of Virginia; Withdrawal, Sorrow, and Return; The Scene of Europe; Romantic Interlude and New Adventures; Witness to Revolution in France; First Months at the State Department; Conflict in Washington's Cabinet; A Trying Year; Renewal at Monticello; Vice President; The Election of 1800; A President in Command; Presidential Zenith; Trials of a Second Term; Closing a Political Career; The Sage of Monticello; and A Final Legacy. Contains Illustrations: Bust of Jefferson by Houdon; First page of draft of the Declaration of Independence; The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull; Miniature of Jefferson by John Trumbull; Martha Jefferson; Maria Cosway; Jefferson as secretary of state; Jefferson on the eve of his presidency; Engraving of Jefferson by David Edwin, 1800; Engraving of Jefferson by Cornelius Tiebout; Model of the Virginia state capitol; Monticello. Also contains illustrations following page 300, including Invitation to dinner at the President's House; Title page and frontispiece of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia; Profile of Jefferson by Saint-Memin; Jefferson as president; Jefferson's drawings for the Rotunda of the University of Virginia; Jefferson's study for Pavilion VII, University of Virginia; The University of Virginia; Jefferson's design and inscription for his tombstone; Jefferson at age 78. More