Thomas Jefferson on Democracy

by Saul K. Padover

"What we know of Jefferson's superbly fertile mind, as Saul K. Padover points out in his Preface, is derived mainly from his letters ... From these letters, and other sources - both pulished and unpublished - Padover has extracted the essence of Jefferson's views on democracy."

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Politics, American History, History, Philosophy

186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1...

Saul Kussiel Padover was an Austrian-born American professor, writer, and historian.

He was married first to Irina Padover and then to screenwriter Peggy Thompson, also known as Peg Fenwick.

Reviews

[Richp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Books like this are very important if one wants to understand the subject without making it a major endeavor. It is best not to read it as a book, but to separate it into small chunks; the format of this volume makes it easy. I used it as a bathroom book, and polished it off as a walking the dog book. (The family Shih-Tzu spends far more time sniffing than walking, so it works out to have a book for this, since I have the time.)

Jefferson's thoughts I sometimes find unrealistic or wrong. Nonetheless, this is a lot more right than wrong. This volume is quite valuable.

I note the copyright for Padover's stuff is 1939; 1946 is likely the date of the edition my review is typed under.

[James Hurley · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can learn a lot about a Man from the letters he writes where he thinks history won't be looking...