Frontier gentry (1700-1760) -- Town and gown (1760-1762) -- Law and learning (1762-1772) -- Climate for greatness (1772-1781) -- "Measure of a shadow" (1781-1784) -- "The vaunted scene' (1784-1786) -- The Virginian abroad (1786-1789) -- The ship of state
(1789-1792) -- The veiling of diplomacy (1792-1793) -- Rosinante stabled (1794-1796) -- "Honorable and easy" (1797-1801) -- "Splendid misery" (1801-1804) -- Philosopher president (1805-1807) -- "The corps of discovery" (1804-1807) -- "The shackles of power" (1805-1809) -- The twilight years (1809-1815) -- Venerable sage (1815-1824) -- The Dream fulfilled (1824-1827) -- Appendix: Documents.
This biography follows Jefferson's scientific achievements throughout his entire life, including the establishment of the Corps of Discovery to map the western territories and the United States Coast Survey to map national coastlines, the training of military engineers, and the establishment of the University of Virginia.
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