Thomas Jefferson’s Library

Interactives

Memory

History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

Examine the featured book in the “Memory” (History) section and view the pages of History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, which chronicles events of that period.

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Reason

Opere di Niccolò Machiavelli Interactive

Examine the featured book in the “Reason” (Philosophy) section and view the pages of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, which describes ways in which a ruler might obtain and maintain political power.

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Imagination

The Builder’s Dictionary Interactive

Examine the featured book in the “Imagination” (Fine Arts) section and view the pages of The Builder’s Dictionary, an eighteenth-century handbook that details aspects of building design, construction, and finishes.

You need Flash 9 or higher to use this interactive.