Notes on the State of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson, Frank Shuffelton, Frank Shuffelton

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
01 December 1998

Literary essays; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800

Jefferson's chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a scientific discourse, an attempt to define America, and a brilliant examination of the idea of freedom.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Thomas Jefferson
Notes by: Frank Shuffelton
Introduction by: Frank Shuffelton
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9780140436679
ISBN 10: 0140436677
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 December 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION A NOTE ON THE TEXT SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Appendices No. I: Charles Thomson's Observations No. II: Draught of the Constitution No. III: Act for Establishing Religious Freedom No. IV: Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family Letters and Documents EXPLANATORY AND TEXTUAL NOTES

Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) was the third president of the United States (1801-1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most beloved and revered Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Frank Shuffeltonwas an eminent scholar and critic of American literature. He taught at the University of Rochester for almost 40 years and served as a professor and chair of the Department of English. He published two books on Thomas Jefferson, includingThomas Jefferson- A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography, and edited Jefferson'sNotes on the State of Virginia,Letters of John and Abigail Adams, andThe Cambridge Companion to Thomas Jefferson.He died in 2010.