Jefferson the Virginian by Dumas Malone (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Jefferson the Virginian by Dumas Malone, Merrill D. Peterson Jefferson the VirginianThis first volume explores the early phases of Jeffersons life, from his youth, education, legal career, and marriage, to the building of Monticello, writing of the Declaration of Independence and his highly contentious governorship. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Dumas Malones classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jeffersons life. Volume 1. Jefferson the VirginianThis first volume explores the early phases of Jeffersons life, from his youth, education, legal career, and marriage, to the building of Monticello, writing of the Declaration of Independence and his highly contentious governorship. Author Biography Dumas Malone, 1892-1986, spent thirty-eight years researching and writing Jefferson and His Time. In 1975 he received the Pulitzer Prize in history for the first five volumes. From 1923 to 1929 he taught at the University of Virginia; he left there to join the Dictionary of American Biography, bringing that work to completion as editor-in-chief. Subsequently, he served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press. After serving on the faculties of Yale and Columbia, Malone retired to the University of Virginia in 1959 as the Jefferson Foundation Professor of History, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He remained at the university as biographer-in-residence and finished his Jefferson biography at the University of Virginia, where it was begun. Review Malone is the giant on whose shoulders every subsequent scholar of Jefferson stands, and his work remains seminal in shaping our understanding of who Jefferson was. Both from a purely scholarly standpoint and outside the groves of academe, Malones biography of Jefferson is simply a great read. There is a whole new generation of Jefferson lovers who will want to own this set.--Joseph J. Ellis, National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas JeffersonProdigiously researched and felicitously written, Dumas Malones multi-volume Jefferson and His Time is one of the great biographies of the 20th century. Long Description Dumas Malones classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jeffersons life. Volume 1. Jefferson the Virginian This first volume explores the early phases of Jeffersons life, from his youth, education, legal career, and marriage, to the building of Monticello, writing of the Declaration of Independence and his highly contentious governorship. Review Quote (previous edition) "Malone is the giant on whose shoulders every subsequent scholar of Jefferson stands, and his work remains seminal in shaping our understanding of who Jefferson was. Both from a purely scholarly standpoint and outside the groves of academe, Malones biography of Jefferson is simply a great read. There is a whole new generation of Jefferson lovers who will want to own this set. "--Joseph J. Ellis, National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Review Quote Prodigiously researched and felicitously written, Dumas Malones multi-volume Jefferson and His Time is one of the great biographies of the 20th century. Description for Reader Dumas Malone, 1892-1986, spent thirty-eight years researching and writing Jefferson and His Time. In 1975 he received the Pulitzer Prize in history for the first five volumes. From 1923 to 1929 he taught at the University of Virginia; he left there to join the Dictionary of American Biography, bringing that work to completion as editor-in-chief. Subsequently, he served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press. After serving on the faculties of Yale and Columbia, Malone retired to the University of Virginia in 1959 as the Jefferson Foundation Professor of History, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He remained at the university as biographer-in-residence and finished his Jefferson biography at the University of Virginia, where it was begun. Details ISBN0813923557 Author Merrill D. Peterson Pages 484 Publisher University of Virginia Press Year 2005 ISBN-10 0813923557 ISBN-13 9780813923550 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Virginia Press Place of Publication Charlottesville Country of Publication United States Illustrations 17 illustrations Audience Age 22 DEWEY B Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780813923550 UK Release Date 2005-08-30 AU Release Date 2005-08-11 NZ Release Date 2005-08-11 Publication Date 2005-08-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2005-08-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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