Independence Day reading
When I was in graduate school, I had a great summer job, working as a tour guide at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, VA. The Fourth of July was always a big day there, featuring the usual holiday rush of visitors plus a naturalization ceremony for new citizens and an address by a distinguished speaker. (This year, with an appearance by President Bush, the “Little Mountain” will be even busier than usual.)
If you can’t get to Virginia for the holiday weekend, you can celebrate Independence Day by accompanying your hamburgers and fireworks with a book about Jefferson’s philosophy. Here are a few titles from the UH collections:
- The Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson, by Adrienne Koch (available at the M. D. Anderson Library, call number E332.K6)
- Understanding Thomas Jefferson: Studies in Economics, Law, and Philosophy, by M. L. Burstein (available at the M. D. Anderson Library, call number E332.2.B87)
- The Mind of Thomas Jefferson, by Peter S. Onuf (available at the M. D. Anderson Library, call number E332.2.O59)
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