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The Pursuit of Happiness: Family and Values in Jefferson's Virginia
The Pursuit of Happiness Family and Values in Jefferson's Virginia
Author: Jan Lewis
This is an unusual and challenging study of the ‘inner world’ of the Virginia gentry during Jefferson’s lifetime. It argues that, in the years after the Revolution, the gentry turned away from public life into the privacy of their homes and families. A new, sentimental religion agreed that the world was filled with woe and advi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521315081
ISBN-10: 0521315085
Publication Date: 2/22/1985
Pages: 312
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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