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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
By Gordon-Reed, Annette & Peter S. Onuf
- ISBN
- 9780871404428 9781631490781
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Starred Review on February 15, 2016 | Social Sciences
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon-Reed (law, Harvard Law Sch.; The Hemingses of Monticello) and Onuf (history, Univ. of Virginia; The Mind of Thomas Jefferson) bring their qualified expertise to present an intimate portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third U.S. president. This work begins with an interesting discussion drawn from a letter composed by Jefferson's granddaughter regarding the early yet glaring differences between North and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
