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All alumni, parents, and friends are invited to the Virginia Club of New York for a book talk discussing The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University by Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy.

Admission is inclusive of networking receptions featuring beer, wine, and light snacks before and after the panel. Virginia Club members may reserve a maximum of two tickets at the member rate (complimentary). Not a member yet? Join today!

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“The First Salute: The Caribbean, St. Eustatius, and the American Revolutionary War”

Andrew O’Shaughnessy is Vice President of The Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), the Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies and Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree and doctorate from Oxford University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is an editor of the Jeffersonian America series published by the University of Virginia Press. O’Shaughnessy will highlight the importance of the Caribbean and naval warfare to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. This talk is based on the title of Barbara Tuchman’s last book, which celebrated the first salute of the American flag by the Dutch island of St. Eustatius in 1776. The island became the main source of vital gunpowder supplies for the patriot cause and was to play a crucial role in the events leading up to the final British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown.

CLS is thrilled to host Andrew O’Shaughnessy for a lecture on his newest book. The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University covers the birth and life span of the University of Virginia, Jefferson’s incredible post-presidency legacy. Tickets for this event are $10 for CLS members and $15 for CLS Guests.

Monticello and the Virginia Festival of the Book Present: “The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind”: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University, with author Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy

In-person attendance: Registration REQUIRED.

Virtual attendance: NO registration is necessary to join us virtually.

Join Andrew O' Shaughnessy, Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, as he dives deeper into Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University.

Presented in partnership by the American Philosophical Society, The Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

Hosted by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia, virtual.

Join historian Andrew O’Shaughnessy for an engaging talk about his latest book, The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University. O’Shaughnessy will discuss how Jefferson’s vision anticipated the modern university and profoundly influenced the development of American higher education. The University of Virginia was the most visible apex of what was a much broader educational vision that distinguishes Jefferson as one of the earliest advocates of a public education system.

The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University

Thomas Jefferson had an inspiring and clear-sighted vision for what a university could and should be, as well as the political and practical skills that were so essential to its implementation. He was intimately involved with every aspect of creating the University of Virginia. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, he regarded the founding of The University as one of his three greatest achievements in his life. Join Andrew O'Shaughnessy, the Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, and a professor of history at the University of Virginia, to discuss his most recent book, The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University.

This event is part of the More Than the Score UVA faculty-led lecture series. Find more talks like this one at More Than the Score.

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