Notes on the State of Virginia (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Jefferson
- First Published: 1784
- Type of Work: Essays on American culture
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, History
- Subjects: Freedom, United States or Americans, Colonialism, France or French people, Eighteenth century, Government, Newspapers, Maps
Critical Evaluation:
Thomas Jefferson’s universality is best evinced in his NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, which he began writing in 1780 in answer to inquiries from the French government about conditions in Virginia. Then Governor of Virginia, Jefferson’s far-reaching interests ranged over all of what he called America’s empire of liberty. The NOTES are not restricted, therefore, to the boundaries of Virginia as they existed before 1781, including, in addition to the present commonwealth the territory now covered by the states of West Virginia, Kentucky,...
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