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The Jefferson image in the American mind

by Merrill D. Peterson

InfluenceJefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

This text presents a study of Thomas Jefferson's posthumous reputation, and its influence on American imagination and political thought from the 1820s to the 1930s. It examines how Jefferson's reputation rose and fell and what this shows about America's evolving culture.

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