Noontime Lecture Series
The National Archives in Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 12pm
Kevin J. Hayes discusses The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson was an avid book collector, a voracious reader, and a gifted writer. In The Road to Monticello, Kevin J. Hayes offers a lively account of Jefferson’s spiritual and intellectual development, focusing on the books and ideas that exerted the most profound influence on him, and reveals an intimate portrait of Jefferson’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge in such fields as law, history, philosophy, and natural science. Book signing to follow the program. Jefferson Room. 202-357-5000. (SqueakyChu)… (more)
Thomas Jefferson was an avid book collector, a voracious reader, and a gifted writer. In The Road to Monticello, Kevin J. Hayes offers a lively account of Jefferson’s spiritual and intellectual development, focusing on the books and ideas that exerted the most profound influence on him, and reveals an intimate portrait of Jefferson’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge in such fields as law, history, philosophy, and natural science. Book signing to follow the program. Jefferson Room. 202-357-5000. (SqueakyChu)… (more)
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