Thomas Jefferson's military academy : founding West Point / edited by Robert M.S. McDonald.
| Other author | McDonald, Robert M. S., 1970- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2004. |
| Description | xix, 233 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jeffersonian America Jeffersonian America. ^A426223 |
| Contents | Introduction / Peter S. Onuf -- Military education before West Point / Don Higginbotham -- "Necessary and proper": West Point and Jefferson's constitutionalism / David N. Mayer -- Great men and embryo-Caesars: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the figure in arms / Elizabeth D. Samet -- The Military Academy in the context of Jeffersonian reform / Theodore J. Crackel -- Mr. Jefferson's Academy: an educational interpretation / Jennings L. Wagoner Jr. and Christine Coalwell McDonald -- Developing "republican machines": West Point and the struggle to render the Officer Corps safe for America, 1802-33 / Samuel J. Watson -- West Point's lost founder: Jefferson remembered, forgotten, and reconsidered / Robert M.S. McDonald -- Afterword: The role of military virtues in preserving our republican institutions / Jean M. Yarbrough. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004008745 |
| ISBN | 0813922984 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | U410.L1 T49 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |