American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679764410ISBN-10:679764410UPC:9780679764410Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCEV047XN9
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature. American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679764410ISBN-10:679764410UPC:9780679764410Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCEV047XN9
JOSEPH J. ELLIS is the author of many works of American history including Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, which won the National Book Award. He recently retired from his position as the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and their youngest son.
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