Jefferson and Education
Series: Monticello Monograph Series
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: November 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781882886241
Subjects: Education; c 1800 to c 1900; Influence; Education / Teaching; United States - Antebellum Era; Presidents & Heads of State; History: American; USA; Jefferson, Thomas,; History; United States - 18th Century; History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); publicly supported elementary and secondary schools; Albemarle County; College of William and Mary; United States Military Academy at West Point; University of Virginia; United States - Revolutionary War; Virginia; 1743-1826; 18th century; Knowledge and learning; Political and social views; United States
First sentence: On the face of it, there would seem to be little reason for Thomas Jefferson to have concerned himself with education.