New York Times Bestseller
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle
Finalist for the George Washington Prize
Finalist for the Library of Virginia Literary Award
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection
"An important book...[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." ―Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books
Hailed by critics and embraced by readers, "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" is one of the richest and most insightful accounts of Thomas Jefferson in a generation. Following her Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello¸ Annette Gordon-Reed has teamed with Peter S. Onuf to present a provocative and absorbing character study, "a fresh and layered analysis" (New York Times Book Review) that reveals our third president as "a dynamic, complex and oftentimes contradictory human being" (Chicago Tribune). Gordon-Reed and Onuf fundamentally challenge much of what we thought we knew, and through their painstaking research and vivid prose create a portrait of Jefferson, as he might have painted himself, one "comprised of equal parts sun and shadow" (Jane Kamensky).
15 illustrations"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Peter S. Onuf is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He lives in Portland, Maine, and Virginia.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9781631492518
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9781631492518
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 27001686-n
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781631492518
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as an enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described as a hypocrite, an atheist and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. Now, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and leading Jefferson scholar team up to present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Jefferson. The authors explore what they call the "empire" of Jefferson's imaginationhis expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment, who often likened himself to an ancient figure"the most blessed of the patriarchs". A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jeffersons vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781631492518
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # N:9781631492518:ONHAND
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon1631492519
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard1631492519
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.71. Seller Inventory # bk1631492519xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 370 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1631492519