Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 27 - 1 September to 31 December 1793

This volume brings to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State. Against the background of the deadly yellow fever in Philadelphia, he copes with obstreperous French consuls and informs Edmond Charles Genet that the American government has requested his recall.

About the author

John Catanzariti is Senior Research Historian in the Department of History at Princeton University.

Summary

Aims to bring to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy.

Product details

• Authors: John Catanzariti, Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Thomas, Thomas McClure
• Assisted by: John Catanzariti (Editor), Catanzariti John (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.08.1997
• EAN: 9780691047799
• ISBN: 978-0-691-04779-9
• No. of pages: 856
• Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson; The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Literary essays, Autobiography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800