Gary L. McDowell is professor of American studies and director of the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London. Sharon L. Noble is a research associate at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London.

As more and more Americans become convinced of the need to devolve power away from Washington and back to the states and localities, our Jeffersonian inheritance once more becomes intensely relevant. By providing us with this marvelous collection of new interpretive essays, Gary McDowell and Sharon Noble put us all in their debt.

Gary L. McDowell is professor of American studies and director of the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London. Sharon L. Noble is a research associate at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London.

As more and more Americans become convinced of the need to devolve power away from Washington and back to the states and localities, our Jeffersonian inheritance once more becomes intensely relevant. By providing us with this marvelous collection of new interpretive essays, Gary McDowell and Sharon Noble put us all in their debt.

Gary L. McDowell is professor of American studies and director of the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London. Sharon L. Noble is a research associate at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London.

As more and more Americans become convinced of the need to devolve power away from Washington and back to the states and localities, our Jeffersonian inheritance once more becomes intensely relevant. By providing us with this marvelous collection of new interpretive essays, Gary McDowell and Sharon Noble put us all in their debt.