Jefferson and the Rights of Man: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 2

by Dumas Malone, Little, Brown and Company, (Inc.) (Editor)

Overview

Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.

Volume 2. Jefferson and the Rights of Man In this second volume, Malone recounts the eventful middle years of Jefferson’s life, beginning with the European mission and Jefferson’s ministry to France and continuing through his role in the French revolution and his memorable service as secretary of state in the first cabinet of George Washington.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813923628
Publisher:	University of Virginia Press
Publication date:	05/04/2006
Series:	Jefferson and His Time Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	523
Sales rank:	756,926
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dumas Malone (1892–1986) taught history at American universities such as Yale and Columbia and served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press before becoming the biographer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. His work as historian and biographer has earned him several honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the John F. Kennedy Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Anna Fields (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xiii
	Chronology	xxv
	Lowest of the Diplomatic Tribe
I	Introduction to Paris	3
II	The Rebuffs of a Commissioner, 1784-1786	21
III	At the Court of Versailles, 1785-1787	33
IV	Confronting John Bull, 1786	50
	The Knowledge of Another World
V	Sentimental Adventure, 1786	67
VI	Minister of Enlightenment	82
VII	Traveling with a Purpose, 1787	112
VIII	The Jefferson Circle, 1787-1788	131
	The Rights of Man
IX	Considering the American Constitution, 1786-1789	153
X	In the Twilight of the Old Regime, 1787-1788	180
XI	A Diplomat Awaits His Leave, 1788-1789	203
XII	Revolution Begins and a Mission Ends, 1789	214
	In the Harness of State
XIII	The Return of a Virginian	241
XIV	New York and the Court of George Washington, 1790	256
XV	The Functions of the Secretary of State	269
XVI	Working with Hamilton, 1790	286
XVII	First Skirmishes over Foreign Policy	307
	The Struggle Within the Government
XVIII	Transition to Philadelphia	319
XIX	Foreign Commerce Becomes an Issue, 1791	327
XX	The Bank and the Constitution, 1791	337
XXI	Storm over the Rights of Man, 1791	351
XXII	Starting the Federal City	371
	A Feud Breaks out
XXIII	New Actors on the Diplomatic Stage, 1791-1792	391
XXIV	An American Champion Meets Disappointments, 1792	406
XXV	The Beginnings of Party Struggle, 1791-1792	420
XXVI	The Causes of Discontent, 1792	443
XXVII	Hamilton vs. Jefferson	457
XXVIII	An Election and Its Promise, 1792	478
	Acknowledgments	489
	List of Symbols and Short Titles Most Frequently Used in Footnotes	492
	Select Critical Bibliography	494
	Long Notes	505
	Index	509

Editorial Reviews

Jefferson and the Rights of Man is better, even, than its predecessor, and that is saying a great deal. What I like particularly is that Malone... has by some great miracle, achieved something of Jefferson’s own combination of profundity and erudition and gracefulness.

From the Publisher

Jefferson and the Rights of Man is better, even, than its predecessor, and that is saying a great deal. What I like particularly is that Malone... has by some great miracle, achieved something of Jefferson’s own combination of profundity and erudition and gracefulness.

Henry Steele Commager