copyright 1945; Houghton Mifflin Company publishers, Boston; illustrated with black and white photos; hardbound in red boards; very good condition with unmarked clean pages; very minor ageing of pages; no dust jacket.
 
From Preface -
Once the Revolution was forced on the Americans, Jefferson saw an opportunity for the creation of a new, distinctly American system for the better protection of the rights and liberties of all people.  Very few of the leaders of the Revolution thought in terms of democracy; and Jefferson easily was the foremost of the few...