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Thomas Jefferson
By Old, Wendie C.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-89490-837-8
- Publisher
- Springfield, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1998
Gr 5-8 A concise, well-organized, though workmanlike, account of the highlights of Jefferson's life and career. Old makes it clear that her subject was a far-seeing political philosopher and tactician, as well as a lifelong student and practitioner of law, architecture, agriculture, animal husbandry, and many aspects of science. The biography begins with an examination of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, an act that went against Jefferson's nat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
