Author: Kiki Petrosino

NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: Journey to the Center of an American Document, Queries II and III
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: Journey to the Center of an American Document, Queries II and III

ByKiki Petrosino

This is the second installment of a year-long journey through Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia. Here’s the first installment. ** Query II: A notice of its rivers, rivulets, and how far they are navigable Query III: A notice of the best Seaports of the State, and how big are the vessels they…

NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: Journey to the Center of an American Document
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: Journey to the Center of an American Document

ByKiki Petrosino

This is the start of a monthly journey through Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia. I’ve loved this book for many years. It’s scholarly and luminous, unfolding a rich lexicon. Open its pages and whole rivers, chunks of amethyst, living birds, and secret mammoth skeletons tumble forth. This is the realm where Jefferson…