Project Gutenberg 2014-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 440 Jefferson, Thomas 1743 1826 United States President (1801-1809) Washington, H. A. (Henry Augustine) 1820 1858 Washington, Henry Augustine The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Melissa McDaniel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9)" by Thomas Jefferson is a collection of historical documents, including Jefferson's autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, and addresses. It was written in the early to mid-19th century and encompasses a vital period leading up to and including the American Revolution. The collection sheds light on Jefferson's influence in shaping the United States' founding principles, and covers a wide array of topics such as governance, personal philosophy, and the interplay between liberty and authority. At the start of the volume, Jefferson begins his autobiography with his ancestry and early life, detailing his family's lineage and his father's achievements. He recounts his education, the influences that shaped his thinking, and his early involvement in Virginia's legislature, showcasing his perspective on the tensions with Great Britain. Jefferson provides an intimate look at significant historical events as seen through his eyes, including the evolution of colonial governance, his marriage, and the initial stirrings of revolution. The opening serves not only as a personal narrative but also as a foundational account of the thoughts and actions that would later culminate in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45847/45847-h/images/title.jpg en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1539909 1539910 2024-10-19T08:47:36.542219 2023-09-20T04:48:46.239996 text/html text/html 1534124 2014-05-30T21:03:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 613132 2014-05-30T21:05:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 661836 2024-10-19T08:47:55.890655 application/epub+zip 681385 2024-10-19T08:47:39.496432 application/epub+zip 623338 2024-10-19T08:47:38.020246 application/epub+zip 1083195 2024-10-19T08:48:07.609595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1021638 2024-10-19T08:47:54.058684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 964031 2022-09-20T20:46:14.637714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1386202 2024-10-19T08:47:33.483232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1386173 2014-05-30T21:02:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 494057 2014-05-30T21:05:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1385972 2014-05-30T21:04:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 493772 2014-05-30T21:05:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1386117 2014-05-30T21:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493570 2014-05-30T21:05:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23806 2024-10-19T08:48:07.776569 application/rdf+xml 12103 2024-10-19T08:47:38.193215 image/jpeg 2359 2024-10-19T08:47:38.108223 image/jpeg 615929 2024-10-19T08:47:36.670229 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia