Annette Gordon-Reed & Peter Onuf on Jefferson's Legacy 📚
Discussing their book on Thomas Jefferson's influence and the empire of his imagination, as explored by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf.
Oregon Humanities Center
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination.
In this discussion based on their co-authored book, Annette Gordon Reed and Peter Onuf assert that understanding Thomas Jefferson's private life is crucial to understanding his career as a statesman. Jefferson's sense of himself and his vision of America's republican future were shaped by his relationships with enslaved people, family members, and friends and visitors in his plantation home at Monticello and in the homes he created for himself in Europe and America. This was the 2016-17 O'Fallon Lecture.
In this discussion based on their co-authored book, Annette Gordon Reed and Peter Onuf assert that understanding Thomas Jefferson's private life is crucial to understanding his career as a statesman. Jefferson's sense of himself and his vision of America's republican future were shaped by his relationships with enslaved people, family members, and friends and visitors in his plantation home at Monticello and in the homes he created for himself in Europe and America. This was the 2016-17 O'Fallon Lecture.
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