Thomas Jefferson and the changing West : from conquest to conservation

Author(s)

    • Ronda, James P.
    • Missouri Historical Society

Bibliographic Information

Thomas Jefferson and the changing West : from conquest to conservation

edited and with an introduction [by] James P. Ronda

University of New Mexico Press , Missouri Historical Society Press, c1997

1st ed

  • : pbk

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Note

Papers presented at a 1994 conference organized by the Missouri Historical Society

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Imagining the West : the view from Monticello / John Logan Allen
  • "The obtaining lands" : Thomas Jefferson and the Native Americans / Anthony F.C. Wallace
  • Thomas Jefferson : indigenous American storyteller / Robert A. Williams, Jr
  • Reinventing place : community and conflict in a changing West / Robert Gottlieb
  • An "empire of liberty" : Thomas Jefferson and governing natural resources in the West / Helen M. Ingram and Mary G. Wallace
  • Thomas Jefferson, Missouri, and the "empire for liberty" / Peter S. Onuf
  • Great dreams, great plains : Jefferson, the Bents, and the West / Elliott West
  • The exhausted West : a last look at landscape / Mary Clearman Blew
  • Explaining ourselves : Jefferson, history, and the changing West / Patricia Nelson Limerick

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780826317759

Table of Contents

Imagining the West : the view from Monticello / John Logan Allen -- "The obtaining lands" : Thomas Jefferson and the Native Americans / Anthony F.C. Wallace -- Thomas Jefferson : indigenous American storyteller / Robert A. Williams, Jr. -- Reinventing place : community and conflict in a changing West / Robert Gottlieb -- An "empire of liberty" : Thomas Jefferson and governing natural resources in the West / Helen M. Ingram and Mary G. Wallace -- Thomas Jefferson, Missouri, and the "empire for liberty" / Peter S. Onuf -- Great dreams, great plains : Jefferson, the Bents, and the West / Elliott West -- The exhausted West : a last look at landscape / Mary Clearman Blew -- "It's really a lot more complicated than that" : final thoughts about Thomas Jeffersonand the changing West / Patricia Nelson Limerick.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780826318015

Description

These essays plot the complex relationship between the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and the modern American West. The writers explore the earliest influences on Jefferson's geographical imagination and his ideas about westward expansion; his passion for participatory democracy; the legacy of his enthusiasm for rural life and the scientific exploration of western habitats; his curiosity about and concern for Native Americans as well as his support of land acquisition by white settlers. The questions he posed about the West still hold relevance for westerners today.The diverse contributors include John Logan Allen, Anthony F. C. Wallace, Robert A. Williams, Jr., Robert Gottlieb, Helen M. Ingram, Mary G. Wallace, Peter S. Onuf, Elliott West, Mary Clearman Blew, and Patricia Nelson Limerick. "Among the books on Jefferson and the West, this work stands out in its scope, erudition, and appeal". -- Gary E. Moulton, editor of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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