| Portion of title |
Thomas Jefferson's lifelong investment in William Short |
| Contents |
Introduction: An Unfulfilled Patriarch -- Springs Set in Motion: Establishing Separate Lives in France -- Living in a Woman's Country: Jefferson and Short's Reflections on French Culture -- "A Poor Dry Business": William Short's Diplomatic Career -- The Earth Half Desolated: Reckoning with Terror -- "You are my husband": Rosalie de La Rochefoucauld and William Short -- Money, Slaves, and Land: Jefferson's Ties to William Short -- A Serpent's Tooth: William Short's Later Life Relationship with Jefferson -- Epilogue: Jefferson's Hopes, and Short's Fears. |
| Abstract |
"This book traces the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and William Short that was developed in years shared in France, carried forward through the French Revolution, Short's return to the United States, and on into Jefferson's retirement. It describes Jefferson's lifelong concern for Short's moral well-being and his practical management of Short's career and estate. It analyses disagreements between the two men over land use, American politics, French culture, and the meaning of the French Revolution. It places Short's disinclination to follow Jefferson's advice within the larger context of the problematic transfer of republican values in the Early National period of US History, while describing how each man sought to make an imaginary yet heartfelt father-son relationship work"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-274) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023027545 |
| ISBN | 9780197546833 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
