Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution
FAIN: FT-11968-74
Judith P. Pulley
Appalachian State University (Boone, NC 28608-0001)
To investigate the meaning that Thomas Jefferson attached to the American Revolution at the time of his participation in the event. This is part of a larger study, already underway, to clarify Jefferson's idea of revolution and to provide some insight into what Americans in general thought to be the meaning of their revolution.