Jefferson and the Rights of Man, Volume 3The second volume in this distinguished study tells the story of the eventful middle years of the life of Thomas Jefferson -- his ministry to France in the years just before the French Revolution and during the early stages of that struggle; his service as secretary of state in President Washington's first cabinet; the crucial period of his first differences with Hamilton and the beginnings of his long struggle with the Federalists. |
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Introduction to Paris | 3 |
The Rebuffs of a Commissioner 17841786 | 21 |
At the Court of Versailles 17851787 | 33 |
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