Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty -The third volume in Dumas Malone's distinguished study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jefferson's life. It includes the story of the final and most crucial phase of his secretaryship of state; his retirement to Monticello; his assuption of the leadership of the opposition party; and the crisis during the half-war with France when the existence of political opposition was threatened and the freedom of individuals imperiled. |
Contents
The Secretary of State Carries On | 3 |
The Giles Resolutions | 14 |
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF NEUTRALITY | 37 |
The Two Republics 17921793 | 39 |
Peaceful Intentions in a World of War | 55 |
Fair Neutrality in Theory and Practice | 68 |
Citizen Genet | 90 |
The Downfall of Genet | 114 |
A Noble Spirit of Building | 221 |
Monticello in Transition 17931800 | 232 |
ington | 261 |
The Election of 1796 | 273 |
A Desperate Holding Operation 1798 | 359 |
The Alien and Sedition | 380 |
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | 395 |
The Aftermath of Protest 17991800 | 410 |
Politics and Yellow Fever | 132 |
End of a Tour of Duty | 145 |
RURAL INTERLUDE | 165 |
Escape to Domesticity | 167 |
Political Bystander 17941795 | 180 |
The Ardent Farmer 17941797 | 194 |
Slaves Plows and Nails | 207 |
Adams vs the High Federalists | 425 |
Personal and Parliamentary 1800 | 442 |
Acknowledgments | 507 |
Select Critical Bibliography | 513 |
Long Notes | 527 |
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