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Eminent Lives Ser.: Thomas Jefferson : Author of America by Christopher Hitchens (2009, Trade Paperback)

"A balanced, readable portrait. A refreshing perspective." -- New York Times Book Review With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, bestselling author Christopher Hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure in American history and his turbulent era. In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our Founding Father--a man conflicted by power who wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as ambassador to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. A masterly writer, Jefferson was an awkward public speaker. A professed proponent of emancipation, he elided the issue of slavery from the Declaration of Independence and continued to own human property. A reluctant candidate, he left an indelible presidential legacy.

Book Title
Thomas Jefferson : Author of America
Author
Christopher Hitchens
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / National
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Reviews
"The acidic British political commentator is a perfect biographer for the disputatious Founding Father." -- Time magazine "Hitchens . . . levels the Monticello of cant that has been written about our third president and offers a balanced, readable portrait. A refreshing perspective." -- New York Times Book Review "Masterful . . . Hitchens sets out to debunk not so much Thomas Jefferson as his biographers." -- New York Sun
Dewey Decimal
973.46092
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Eminent Lives Ser.
Dewey Edition
22

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