This blog entry came up in my Google Alert a few days ago – its main focus is actually a cathedral in Saigon, but it incidentally mentions a fascinating little episode in Jefferson’s life of which I was heretofore unaware.
As you may know, TJ was forever in pursuit of superior rice varieties to import to [...]
Archive for November 2nd, 2009
Jefferson and the Itty-Bitty Potentate
Posted in TJ Encyclopedia Entries, tagged diplomacy, rice, Vietnam on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
