
Jefferson
Architect of American Liberty
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Michael Johnson
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John B. Boles
From an eminent scholar of the American South, the first full-scale biography of Thomas Jefferson since 1970. Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father. In Jefferson, John B. Boles plumbs every facet of Thomas Jefferson's life, all while situating him amid the sweeping upheaval of his times. We meet Jefferson the politician and political thinker - as well as Jefferson the architect, scientist, bibliophile, paleontologist, musician, and gourmet. We witness him drafting of the Declaration of Independence, negotiating the Louisiana Purchase, and inventing a politics that emphasized the states over the federal government - a political philosophy that shapes our national life to this day.
Boles offers new insight into Jefferson's actions and thinking on race. His Jefferson is not a hypocrite, but a tragic figure - a man who could not hold simultaneously to his views on abolition, democracy, and patriarchal responsibility. Yet despite his flaws, Jefferson's ideas would outlive him and make him into nothing less than the architect of American liberty.
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Unique Story and Perspective of TJ.
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HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
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The choices and contradictions of his life are covered with respect and fairness—not hiding details—but explaining the circumstances and the times in which he lived so we can better understand him. His integrity and his intellect are rare and are desperately needed in today’s world.
Honest and Inspiring!
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Well written, thoughtful, objective analysis. The United States and the world owe him gratitude and honor.
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Accurate, honest, and thorough
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