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Understanding Thomas Jefferson

Understanding Thomas Jefferson - Paperback

by E. M. Halliday
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Availability:In StockContributor:E. M. HallidayTheme:Chronological Period/1800-1850, Chronological Period/18th Century, Cultural Region/SouthPublish date:2/5/2002Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060957612ISBN-10:0060957611UPC:9780060957612Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United States, Political ProcessBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Political PartiesSize:7.96 x 5.26 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.245Product ID:SC6S37RXZX

Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinxlike puzzles of his character--famous champion of freedom yet lifelong slaveholder, foe of miscegenation yet secret lover of a beautiful slave for 30 years, aristocrat yet fervent advocate of government by the people. E. M. Halliday's absorbing and lucid portrait recognizes these and other puzzles about this great founder, but shows us how understandable they can be in light of his personal and social circumstances.

Halliday takes readers deep into Jefferson's private life--exploring his childhood, his literary taste, and his unconventional religious thinking and moral philosophy. Here, too, are his adamant opinions on women, the evolution of his ideas on democracy and freedom of expression, and fresh insights into his relationship with Sally Hemings.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060957612ISBN-10:0060957611UPC:9780060957612Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United States, Political ProcessBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Political PartiesSize:7.96 x 5.26 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.245Product ID:SC6S37RXZX
Halliday, E. M.: - A longtime senior editor of American Heritage, E. M. HALLIDAY is the author of a memoir of the poet John Berryman and an account of the Allied invasion of Soviet Russia in 1918-19, as well as a number of articles for The New Yorker. He lives in New York City.
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