Jefferson, The President First Term 1801-1805: volume 4

Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, Second Printing In the preceding three volumes, Jefferson's story is carried through the American Revolution, his ministry to France, and his service as secretary of state under George Washington. Now with Jefferson's first four years as President, a very crucial period in American history is handled expertly by a master historian. In 1801 when Jefferson took office this country was still in her infant years as a self-governing nation, but it was a time when the nation had become deeply divided following the administrations of Presidents Washington and Adams. It was a period, not unlike modern times, when decisions had to be made. Jefferson the President gives a fascinating account of the details of the very important Louisiana Purchase. It tells of Jefferson's duel with the Supreme Court, his continued opposition to the Hamiltonian Doctrine, and his ascendancy as an unchallenged party leader, and it shows how he is finally acknowledged as the chief American patron of science and general learning, both at home and abroad. pages deckled , All pages clean and Unmarked