J. Jefferson Looney is Editor of
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia. He was formerly editor and project director of the
Dictionary of Virginia Biography, and author or editor of several works on the history of Princeton University.
24 Ebooks by J. Jefferson Looney
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1
This volume inaugurates the definitive edition of papers from Thomas Jefferson’s retirement. As the volume opens, a new president is installed and Jefferson is anticipating his return to Virginia, wh …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 2
The definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson’s papers from the end of his presidency until his death continues with Volume Two, which covers the period from 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810. Both …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 3
Volume Three of the definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson’s papers from the end of his presidency until his death presents 567 documents covering the period from 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811. Jeff …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 4
Volume Four of this definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson’s papers from the end of his presidency until his death includes 581 documents from 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812. Between these two dates, …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 5
Volume Five of the definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson’s papers from the end of his presidency until his death includes 592 documents from 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813. America declares war on Grea …
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Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 10
The 558 documents in this volume cover the period from 1 May 1816 to 18 January 1817. During this time, Jefferson expects political upheaval in Great Britain, welcomes the imminent presidential trans …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 11
The 584 documents in this volume cover the period from 19 January to 31 August 1817, during which Jefferson devotes much time and energy to founding Central College, the predecessor of the University …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 12
The 580 documents in this volume cover a wide range of fascinating topics. Jefferson receives impressions of a mammoth’s tooth, altitude and meteorological observations, a call for a national pharmac …
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Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 13
This volume’s 598 documents span 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819. Jefferson spends months preparing for a meeting to choose the site of the state university. He drafts the Rockfish Gap Report recomm …
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Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 15
The 618 documents in this volume span 1 September 1819 to 31 May 1820. Jefferson suffers from a “colic, ” recovery from which requires extensive rest and medication. He spends much time dealing with …
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€179.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 16
This volume’s 571 documents cover both Jefferson’s opposition to restrictions on slavery in Missouri and his concession that “the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” Seeking support …
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Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 6
Volume Six of the definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson’s papers from the end of his presidency until his death presents 516 documents from 11 March to 27 November 1813. Although free from the cares …
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Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9
Volume Nine of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson’s last years presents 523 documents from 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816. In this period, Jefferson makes three trips to Poplar Forest. Durin …
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J. Jefferson Looney & Ruth L. Woodward: Princetonians, 1791-1794
These volumes, the fourth and fifth, complete the series of biographical sketches of students at Princeton University (the College of New Jersey in colonial times). They cover pivotal years for both …
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€109.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7
The 526 documents printed in this volume run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814. During this period Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Pa …
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€322.28
Thomas Jefferson: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8
Volume Eight of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson’s last years presents 591 documents dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War …
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€177.48
Thomas Jefferson: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 14
The 637 documents in this volume span 1 February to 31 August 1819. As a founding member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, Jefferson helps to obtain builders for the infant …
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€178.04
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 17
A definitive scholarly edition of the retirement papers of Thomas Jefferson The 612 documents in this volume include Jefferson’s notes on his early career, one of the lengthiest documents of his reti …
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€169.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 18
A new definitive volume of the retirement papers of Thomas Jefferson This volume’s 627 documents feature a vast assortment of topics. Jefferson writes of his dread of “a doting old age.” He inserts a …
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€169.99
Lucia C. Stanton: ‘Those Who Labor for My Happiness’
Our perception of life at Monticello has changed dramatically over the past quarter century. The image of an estate presided over by a benevolent Thomas Jefferson has given way to a more complex …
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€27.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 46
A definitive scholarly edition of the correspondence and papers of Thomas Jefferson Congress adjourns early in March, and Jefferson goes home to Monticello for a month. After his return to Washington …
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€184.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 19
A definitive new volume of the retirement papers of Thomas Jefferson This volume’s 601 documents show Jefferson dealing with various challenges. He is injured in a fall at Monticello, and his arm is …
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€159.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 47
A definitive scholarly edition of the correspondence and papers of Thomas Jefferson Jefferson continues his pattern of returning home to Monticello for the summer months. He makes a brief visit to Po …
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€184.99
Thomas Jefferson: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 20
A definitive new volume of the retirement papers of Thomas Jefferson During the period covered by the 575 documents in this volume, Jefferson advises President James Monroe on what later becomes know …
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€159.99
