Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...of Jefferson is that of Henry S. Randall (3 vols., New York, 1858). See also the excellent work of Prof. George Tucker, of the University of Virginia, "The Life of Thomas J efferson" (2 vols., Philadelphia and London, 1837); "The Life of Thomas J efferson," by James Parton (Boston, 1874); and "Thomas Jefferson," by John T.-Morse, J r., "American Statesmen" series (Bos ton, 1883). A work of singular interest is "The Domestic Life of Thomas J efferson," by his great-granddaughter, Sarah N. Randolph (New York, 1871). Jefferson's "Manual of Parliamentary Practice" has been repeatedly republished; the Washington edition of 1871 is among the most recent. Consult also the "Memoirs, Correspondence, and Miscellanies of Thomas J efferson," by Thomas J. Randolph (4 vols., Boston, 1830), and the "History of the United States, by Hem'y Adams, Vols. I to IV, J efferson's Administration, 1801-1809" (New York, 1889, 1890). The lovers of detail must not overlook "Jefferson at Monticello," compiled by Rev. Hamilton W. Pierson, D. D., of Kentucky, from conversations with Edmund Bacon, who was for twenty years J eff erson's steward and overseer. The correspondence between Jefferson and Cabell upon education in Virginia is very rare. The portraits of J eff erson, which were as numerous in his own time as those of a reigning monarch usually are, may well baflie the inquirer who would know the express image of his face and person. They differ greatly from one another, as in truth he changed remarkably in appearance as he advanced in life, being in youth raw-boned, freckled, and somewhat ungainly, in early manhood better looking, and in...