Historian alan taylor on Thomas Jeffersons founding of the university of virginia. Im bradley graham, the coowner of politics prose, and on behalf of everybody at p and p, welcome. Thank you very much for coming down to our location at the wharf. Were very pleased to have alan taylor here with us this evening to talk about his new book, Thomas Jeffersons education. Alan is an accomplished history professor who specializes in early u. S. History. Hes held the Thomas Jefferson chair in American History at the university of virginia for the past five years, and before that he taught at the university of california at davis and at boston university. Hes also written eight previous books on topics ranging from the colonial period to the war of 1812 and beyond. Two of his works have won a prettier prize in history. Pulitzer prize in history. In 1996 it went to his William Cooperstown about the politician William Cooper is and his son, the novellest James Fenimore cooper. In 2016 the pulitzer
Years and before that he taught at the university of california at davis and at boston university. Hes also written eightri previs books on topics ranging from the colonial period to the war of 1812 and beyond. Two of his works have one Pulitzer Prize in history, 1996 and william coopers town. In 2014 the history kilojoules given to alan, the internal enemy which is about slavery in virginia during the war of 1812 and the contradictions of early Virginia Society. In Thomas Jeffersons education allen turns hiso attention to the establishment of the university of virginia. Jefferson of course regarded the university as one of his signature achievements, and alan got interested in pursuing a book on the subject after, across some correspondence between jefferson and an associate over the efforts to fund the new school. In general, he deals with various ways in which the American Revolution Impacts Society and politics in the early years of our country. And the story of jeffersons attempts
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