Thomas Jefferson : Author of America by Christopher Hitchens 1st Ed. 2nd. Prt.
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- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Book and contents are in like new condition. Pages are clean, free of any writing or marks.”
- Publication Name
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780060598969
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060598964
ISBN-13
9780060598969
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44117035
Product Key Features
Book Title
Thomas Jefferson : Author of America
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Royalty, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Eminent Lives Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
7.1 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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 Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.46092
Synopsis
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. Situating Jefferson within the context of America's evolution and tracing his legacy over the past two hundred years, Hitchens brings the character of Jefferson to life as a man of his time and also as a symbolic figure beyond it. Conflicted by power, Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as Minister to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. Predicting that slavery would shape the future of America's development, this professed proponent of emancipation elided the issue in the Declaration and continued to own human property. An eloquent writer, he was an awkward public speaker; a reluctant candidate, he left an indelible presidential legacy. Jefferson's statesmanship enabled him to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France, doubling the size of the nation, and he authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition, opening up the American frontier for exploration and settlement. Hitchens also analyzes Jefferson's handling of the Barbary War, a lesser-known chapter of his political career, when his attempt to end the kidnapping and bribery of Americans by the Barbary states, and the subsequent war with Tripoli, led to the building of the U.S. navy and the fortification of America's reputation regarding national defense. In the background of this sophisticated analysis is a large historical drama: the fledgling nation's struggle for independence, formed in the crucible of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, and, in its shadow, the deformation of that struggle in the excesses of the French Revolution. This artful portrait of a formative figure and a turbulent era poses a challenge to anyone interested in American history -- or in the ambiguities of human nature., "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., This compelling new biography of Jefferson is set amid the historical drama of the new nation's struggle for independence. The author presents a portrait of a formative figure and a turbulent era in history., "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.
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