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Mr. Jefferson's University (National Geographic Directions)
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Mr. Jefferson's University (National Geographic Directions) Hardcover - 2002

by Garry Wills

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In Charlottesville, Virginia, at the University of Virginia, there is today an expression of the Enlightenment, a philosophy concretized in brick and timber. This is the story of Jefferson's last but not his least achievement, and one of the three things that he put on his own tombstone to be remembered by. 22 photos.

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National Geographic, November 2002. Hardcover. Used - very good.
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  • Title Mr. Jefferson's University (National Geographic Directions)
  • Author Garry Wills
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher National Geographic, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Date November 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 59339
  • ISBN 9780792265313 / 0792265319
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.28 x 5.52 x 0.77 in (21.03 x 14.02 x 1.96 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Jefferson, Thomas
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002035258
  • Dewey Decimal Code 378.755

From the publisher

Garry Wills, adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University, is the author of many books, including Lincoln at Gettysburg, Papal Sin, Venice: Lion City, Saint Augustine, and James Madison. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.


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  • Library Journal, 11/15/2002, Page 0
  • New York Times, 12/15/2002, Page 33
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/15/2002, Page 0

About the author

Garry Wills, adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University, is the author of many books, including Lincoln at Gettysburg, Papal Sin, Venice: Lion City, Saint Augustine, and James Madison. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.