{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-barbara-mcewan-9780786467327","title":"Thomas Jefferson: Farmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e Thomas Jefferson is best known as one of the founders of the United States. His chief love, however, was not politics, but farming. His writings abound with expressions of loathing for the former and perpetual fascination for the latter. \"Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens,\" he wrote to John Jay in 1785. While his contributions to the field of government overshadow his many other accomplishments, he also made many brilliant and expert contributions to the development of sustainable, regenerative methods of farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 11 chapters address a variety of issues that shaped Jefferson's farming including his methods, crops, alternative crops he promoted, farm machinery, his workers (overseer, slaves, and free workmen). Monticello, landscaping practices, and his plans for a school of botany at the University of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book also brings to the fore the human qualities of the man in relation to both his family and his country and shows that his aspirations for both were habitually put before his own. Here is yet another way to understand that without Thomas Jefferson, America would have become a different nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara McEwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786467320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786467327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Barbara McEwan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807285170431,"sku":"9780786467327","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b48f213b-8421-48d4-968d-225781be64ca.jpg?v=1745379034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thomas-jefferson-barbara-mcewan-9780786467327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}