Heir through Hope. Thomas Jefferson's Lifelong Investment in William Short, Hardback/***

Over forty years Thomas Jefferson and William Short forged a deep and intense relationship that both characterized in paternal and filial terms. Heir through Hope examines this relationship and its impact on Jefferson's moral and political judgments--on revolutionary violence, the economics of slavery, the value of marriage--central to his wider thought. Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Author(s): Peter (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, University of Oxford) Thompson Illustration(s): 3 black and white illustrations Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 165 x 243 x 30 Cover type: Hardback