William Thornton, M.D.
Subtitle: gentleman of the Enlightenment
By: George W. Paulson.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Columbus, Ohio?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Thornton, William, -- 1759-1828; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- History; United States. -- Patent Office -- History; Architects -- United States -- Biography; Physicians -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335).
Table of contents: title: Young immigrant and his coming to America, 1786; title: Education and Thornton; title: Tortola, slavery, and Thornton; title: City of Washington, and Thornton; title: The Capitol Building; title: William Thornton, residential designer; title: Republican versus Federalist in the time of Dr. Thornton; title: Publishers and publications in the time of Thornton; title: The friends of Thornton; title: William Thornton and the Patent Office; title: Thornton's business ventures and his legacy to his wife; title: Thornton, South America, Greece, and liberty; title: Scientific and religious interests; title: Anna Maria Thornton; title: Last days.