Cover of Jefferson's Books

Book 2001

Jefferson's Books

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Language
English
Published
2001
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When news reached Thomas Jefferson in September 1814 that the invading British army had burned the Capitol building in Washington and destroyed the congressional library, he made a momentous decision.