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Jefferson: Self-governance and “the field of knowledge”

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

The final part in a four-part series “The field of knowledge,” said Thomas Jefferson, “is the common prosperity of all mankind.” Jefferson’s words are inscribed in big bold letters in the entryway of Monticello’s visitor center. They’re written in architectural … Continue reading →

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Mr. Jefferson’s library: “a necessity of life”

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

Part three in a four-part series “I cannot live without books,” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in June of 1815. The former president had just packed his personal library—some 6,700 volumes—into a wagon train and shipped it north to … Continue reading →

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Jefferson: The Man Who Moved Mountains

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

The second in a four-part series He leveled the top of the mountain with gunpowder. He began the project in 1768, when he was twenty-five. He had his slaves literally sheer off the tip of the mountaintop, peeling away soil … Continue reading →

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