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Jefferson's Dream

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Podcast: The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Suggested online course (free!) at coursera from UVA - The Age of Jefferson

Episode number 118 Jefferson’s Dream
This episode of Celebrate Poe begins with a portion of a letter written by the aging Thomas Jefferson to John Adams about Jefferson’s dream - the establishment of what was to become the University of Virginia. Then this episode takes a brief look at the ideas and principles of Thomas Jefferson.
The episode shifts to the second year of UVA’s operation, and the entrance of young Edgar Allan Poe as a student. This episode also deals with the selection of the faculty, Poe’s residences at UVA, and Poe’s role in the Jefferson Literary Society.
00:01 Introduction
00:42 Letter from Jefferson to Adams
02:01 Thomas Jefferson
07:37 Founding the University of Virginia
10:57 Selecting the faculty
17:35 Poe becomes a student at UVA
23:00 Room on the Lawn (with Miles George)
25:01 Athletic achievements and physical appearance
26:46 Poe’s West Range Room
27:55 Jefferson Literary Society
31:28 Future Episodes
31:53 Sources

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Podcast: The Thomas Jefferson Hour

Suggested online course (free!) at coursera from UVA - The Age of Jefferson

Episode number 118 Jefferson’s Dream
This episode of Celebrate Poe begins with a portion of a letter written by the aging Thomas Jefferson to John Adams about Jefferson’s dream - the establishment of what was to become the University of Virginia. Then this episode takes a brief look at the ideas and principles of Thomas Jefferson.
The episode shifts to the second year of UVA’s operation, and the entrance of young Edgar Allan Poe as a student. This episode also deals with the selection of the faculty, Poe’s residences at UVA, and Poe’s role in the Jefferson Literary Society.
00:01 Introduction
00:42 Letter from Jefferson to Adams
02:01 Thomas Jefferson
07:37 Founding the University of Virginia
10:57 Selecting the faculty
17:35 Poe becomes a student at UVA
23:00 Room on the Lawn (with Miles George)
25:01 Athletic achievements and physical appearance
26:46 Poe’s West Range Room
27:55 Jefferson Literary Society
31:28 Future Episodes
31:53 Sources

  continue reading

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