Thomas Jefferson's one book,
Notes on the State of Virginia
has been the touchstone for understanding his ideas about republican government, the environment, education, race and slavery, and Native-white relations. This edition is the first to present these issues as fundamentally inseparable matters. A collection of lively documents accompanies the core text of the
Notes
, and charts the evolution of the book in the revolutionary crucible and during the early days of the new nation. An introduction by David Waldstreicher places the work in the contexts of the Revolution and the social and cultural history of Jefferson's Virginia, with particular attention to developing ideas about race and nature. A chronology of the life and career of Thomas Jefferson and selected bibliography also add to the pedagogical benefits of this volume.
Author Biography: David Waldstreicher is Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.