Why did Thomas Jefferson, who claimed to abhor war and fear standing armies, in 1802 establish the United States Military Academy? The essays in this title challenge the conventional wisdom that the third president's founding of the academy should be regarded as accidental or ironic.
Robert M. S. McDonald is professor of history at the United States Military Academy.
"McDonald's collection permanently corrects the view that Jefferson was the academy's 'accidental founder.' The contributors illuminate the complexity of Jefferson's motives as well as the larger context in which his decision was made. Taken together, the essays offer a compelling story of one of Jefferson's most unlikely, but most enduring, accomplishments." - Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University"
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