Richard B. Bernstein
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." It is in this simple epitaph that R.B. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder-not as a great political figure, but as leader of "a revolution of ideas that would make the world over again." In Thomas Jefferson, Bernstein offers the...
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
"Included in this volume are the complete texts of the Constitution of the United States of America and its amendments; the Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. The book also includes and insightful introduction by R.B. Bernstein, a chronology of important dates, and an index to the Constitution."--Jacket.