false 43370 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg 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.

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]]> 43370 3 986247 31 5 2005 Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives) total:188|5:32|4:88|3:56|2:12|1:0| 188 704 342 37 3956 3.80 8410 1600 21952586 1151828 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.75 183 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.

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]]> 2005 3 1 false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 16:24:20 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 14:54:26 -0700 2008
Of the bios on Jefferson that I ha...more...]]> 3320710 93990 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 11:05:43 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:21:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 61931167 1677868 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 02 14:07:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 14:08:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64084282 1212747 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 08:32:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:26:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61785637 381899 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 12:11:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:51:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44381555 1779598 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 06:18:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 13:18:23 -0800 2009 Anyway, this is one of the better 'Eminent Lives'. I find this series to be more pencil...more...]]> 40791233 721926 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 23 16:59:52 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 05 21:10:58 -0700 2009
As both a student at Mr. Jefferson's University and an avid reader of Vanity Fair, I was the ideal reader for this bio. I have actually never read a book on Jefferson before and th...more...]]> 30343004 569554 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 19:28:07 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 22:10:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9284328 413847 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 18 16:34:36 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 19:26:27 -0800 2008
I read this with pen and paper in hand, making a list of vocabulary words. I didn't stop to look them up unless it was...more...]]> 49942234 82093 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 05:23:10 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 05:27:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80585988 2026699 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 4 0 false Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 15:15:09 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 12:55:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 10976534 699202 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 24 18:44:17 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 20:02:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 37364643 1702753 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 5 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 15:28:33 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 06:18:42 -0800 2008
Instead it follows his life story while highlighting the development of his thoughts especially around his big decisions.

Hitchens points out hypocrisies very well as...more...]]> 15648679 54697 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 true Mon Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Feb 17 16:08:09 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 16:08:09 -0800 2008 To be honest, I love Hitchens to death but it wasn't as good a biography as it could have been.

The man can write, and he articulates things about Jefferson and his time that couldn't have been said by anybody else.

Problem is, towards the end it gets rushed and sort of d...more...]]> 48868148 825865 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 false Tue Mar 10 19:05:36 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 19:07:16 -0700 2009 81961875 913054 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 12:44:19 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 12:47:12 -0800 2009 60989237 1800488 6471267 0060837063 9780060837068 3 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6471267-thomas-jefferson 3.40 5 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. With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, Hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure and his turbulent era.

]]> 2005 3 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:25:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:27:11 -0700 2009 54593940 1328231 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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]]> 2005 3 0 false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:44:01 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 08:36:50 -0700 2009 http://bethsbookreviewblog.blogspot.com/...]]> 69241994 2412154 6471267 0060837063 9780060837068 3 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6471267-thomas-jefferson 3.74 188 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. With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, Hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure and his turbulent era.

]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 12:09:04 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 13:09:03 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:09:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3785023 133778 43370 0060598964 9780060598969 34 <![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson: Author of America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020m/43370.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170102020s/43370.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43370.Thomas_Jefferson_Author_of_America 3.74 188 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.

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