TY - JOUR
AU - Nye, Russel B.
AB - Boorstin: The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson 375 to discuss broad developments and avoid details which might lead "into a con- fusing chronicle of petty politics and protest." In so doing, however, he takes too much for granted. For example, he refers to the Board of Trade, the Culpeper- Arlington patent of 1673, and the Northern Neck without explaining these terms with sufficient fullness to make them clearly understandable to the general reader. In this way generalizations are based on assumptions as to the information of the reader which are not borne out by my experience with either the laity or college men and women. The bonk is a scholarly work of real merit. Numerous footnotes and the lengthy critical notes on bibliography show that an exhaustive study has been made of both primary and secondary authorities. The volume is attractive both as to print and cover, and apparently there are no typographical errors or misstatements of fact. There is, however, one statement (p. 322) that might easily be construed as a factual inaccuracy. Sir George Carteret is represented as being "known chiefly for his defense of the Jerseys." The author doubtless had in mind the Island of Jersey 
TI - The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson. By Daniel J. Boorstin. (New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1948. Pp. xii, 306. $4.00.)
JF - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1086/ahr/55.2.375
DA - 1950-01-01
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SP - 375
EP - 377
VL - 55
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -