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The Jefferson Mysteries: Slave Life
Ronald H. Stokes
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2011
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It is 1802, and James Callender seeks vengeance for callous neglect suffered from Thomas Jefferson. At last, he discovers the story that will exact fitting and richly merited retribution. He announces to the nation that Jefferson is siring slaves by his concubine, Sally Hemings.So far, Callender's attack has failed. Until the 1990's, Jefferson biographers ignored Callender's accurate accusation or described it as rantings of a mad man. Since then, other biographers have minimized its significance. None exhibited the moral courage to confront the repugnant truth. This timidity resulted in gross misrepresentation of Jefferson's character.Do we now have the audacity to boldly follow truth unshackled by fear of offending Jefferson's ghost? This cannot be accomplished by writing another Jefferson biography. We must loose our imaginations to experience life at Monticello as a slave, serving father and sister as the masters.
The Jefferson Highway in Oklahoma: The Historic Osage Trace
Jonita Mullins
History Press
2016
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Oklahoma's central location makes it a natural crossroads, and the trails of yesterday became the superhighways of today. Perhaps the best example is Route 69, also known as the Jefferson Highway. The paved highway was begun in 1915, but its course was he
The Jefferson City Civil Pilots: From Lincoln University to Tuskegee Airmen
Michelle Brooks
History Press
2024
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Aviation captivated young men before World War II, regardless of their skin color. But few Black enthusiasts had access, means or opportunity until the Civil Pilot Training program. Lincoln University of Missouri and the old Jefferson Airfield offered the only program west of the Mississippi River exclusively for Black pilots. Fulfilling the dream of the school's founders, many successful Lincolnites joined the Tuskegee Airmen, the first U.S. military aviation units. Wendell Pruitt's aerial acrobatics were legendary, and Wilbur Long was one of twenty-two to survive Nazi POW camps. Clovis Bordeaux went on to be one of the first Black rocket scientists, and Charles Anderson became a pioneer in satellite meteorology. Michelle Brooks explores Lincoln's men and moments in their pursuit of Double Victory.
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Faith & Liberty in Fredericksburg
Michael Aubrecht
History Press
2024
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Jefferson's Legacy of Freedom for the Old Dominion Prior to his death Thomas Jefferson left behind specific instructions for the obelisk monument that was to mark his grave. He requested the following epitaph: Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia. These contributions were in his words the "testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered." It is curious that with all his contributions he chose to note his authorship of a minor state law. Jefferson crafted this statute, not in Philadelphia or one of the other busy cities of the day, but while staying in a small Virginia town on the Rappahannock River named Fredericksburg. /Local historian Michael Aubrecht tells the tale of the creation of this remarkable document and the impact it continues to have.
A Major Influence in Kentucky LifeFounding Father Thomas Jefferson had a strong but little-known connection with the constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He had personal and politically motivated influence on the 1792 charter and secretly wrote some controversial state resolutions. Author Denis Fleming draws on firsthand accounts from Jefferson, John Breckinridge and the rarely used papers of George Nicholas, the brain behind Kentucky's first constitution, to uncover a huge influence from these men. He also demonstrates that modern reforms in job creation, education and the structure of government are rooted in parts of the document favored by Jefferson but dramatically interpreted by today's governors, legislators and judges.
Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello
Kierner Cynthia A.
The University of North Carolina Press
2014
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As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) was extremely well educated, traveled in the circles of presidents and aristocrats, and was known on two continents for her particular grace and sincerity. Yet, as mistress of a large household, she was not spared the tedium, frustration, and great sorrow that most women of her time faced. Though Patsy's name is familiar because of her famous father, Cynthia Kierner is the first historian to place Patsy at the center of her own story, taking readers into the largely ignored private spaces of the founding era. Randolph's life story reveals the privileges and limits of celebrity and shows that women were able to venture beyond their domestic roles in surprising ways.Following her mother's death, Patsy lived in Paris with her father and later served as hostess at the President's House and at Monticello. Her marriage to Thomas Mann Randolph, a member of Congress and governor of Virginia, was often troubled. She and her eleven children lived mostly at Monticello, greeting famous guests and debating issues ranging from a woman's place to slavery, religion, and democracy. And later, after her family's financial ruin, Patsy became a fixture in Washington society during Andrew Jackson's presidency. In this extraordinary biography, Kierner offers a unique look at American history from the perspective of this intelligent, tactfully assertive woman.
The Jefferson Mysteries: Declaration of Independence
Ronald H. Stokes
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2012
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Much of the scholarship on Thomas Jefferson characterizes him as a consummate immoralist. Yet he had a keen interest in morality and most of his reading--when he was not immersed in politics--was for moral study. Jefferson once told his physician, Vine Utley, that he seldom went to sleep without first reading something morally inspiring. Some Jefferson scholars consider him at best a moral dilettante with incoherent views. Others see him as a Stoic, interested in virtue as measured by both intentions and outcomes, who in later life became an Epicurean, weighing pleasure versus ends. Drawing on a careful reading of his writings and an examination of his known readings on morality, this study argues that Jefferson developed early a consistent moral sense--Stoical in essence and focused on his own moral improvement--and maintained it throughout his life.
The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and Our Politics Inflexible
David Sehat
SIMON SCHUSTER
2016
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In The Jefferson Rule, historian David Sehat describes how everyone from liberals to conservatives, secessionists to unionists have sought out the Founding Fathers to defend their policies. Beginning with the debate between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over the future of the nation, and continuing throughout our history--the Civil War, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Reagan Revolution, and Obama and the Tea Party--many politicos have asked, "What would the Founders do?" instead of "What is the common good today?" Both the Right and the Left have used the Founders to sort through such issues as voting rights, campaign finance, free speech, war and peace, gun control, and taxes, though those Fathers were a querulous and divided group who rarely agreed. In this "sobering, informative study" (Publisher's Weekly), Sehat shows why coming to terms with the past would be the start of a productive debate. The result is, simply put, "required reading for those desperate for sane, intelligent political arguments" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). The Jefferson Rule "takes the reader through an engaging and insightful survey course in American history" (The Christian Science Monitor).
Bryan Jefferson and the Neuroverse
Dan Cuoco
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2012
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State of the Union Addresses of Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1808
Thomas Jefferson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Vol. VI.
Thomas Jefferson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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"From Jefferson's Table" is a collection of stories and recipes from eight fascinating generations descended directly from Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. The book covers American style cooking through the first 250 years of our country's remarkable evolution. A rare compilation of recipes, passed down from my Grandmothers and Mother, acted as impelling testimony to the value of culinary creativity as a comfort to family life through the inevitable crisis that challenge each generation. . It was my own personal disaster that opened the door to a venue for Star Chefs, a popular Foodie Blog and this Cook Book. So many delicious recipes from each inspiring woman presented here made life a banquet in the middle of chaos with the bounty from her creative kitchen. There is a compelling quality about the enormous influence that Jefferson had on the style and function of the American experience. This cookbook brings forth the original source for many of our ideas about food direct from Monticello. The current captivation with healthy pure ingredients and vegetarian, even vegan, diets express a trend toward a more classical homemade style of eating. This new concentration on fresh vegetables and farm raised meat and poultry points right back to the hearty roots of American home cooking. "From Jefferson's Table" will supply answers to many questions about how to cope with economic downturns. Amazing stories of survival through crisis, like moving thousands of miles away from home in covered wagons to establish a new life. An account of struggling through the Civil War, a husband fighting somewhere unknown, by one great, great grandmother, with many children while pregnant, can inspire and energize a new generation with extra courage and resourceful, delicious menus & recipes. Each generation is portrayed through a creative culinary event with superb menus and complete recipes. There is the quintessential dining experience at Monticello, an afternoon tea from Virginia's New Kent, an after the theatre supper, the ultimate country Christmas Dinner, the lavish Luau, a Brunch in an historic Montecito Adobe and more. Conceived to be simply intoxicating with pleasures of the table the cookbook brings tasty evidence that "eating well is always the best revenge".
What would it have been like to be friends with Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States? What was he like as a person? Discover why Thomas Jefferson was picked to write the Declaration of Independence and how he doubled the size of the United States. Read about Thomas Jefferson's family, childhood, school years, and working years. You'll find out why Thomas Jefferson will always be remembered.
Martha Jefferson Randolph: Republican Daughter & Plantation Mistress
Billy L. Wayson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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