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Oct 29, 2013 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A ...
Suggested Reading List. This page contains a general list of suggested reading material pertaining to Thomas Jefferson and his world, organized by topic. Some of these books may be purchased online through our Museum Shop. Some may be out of print, but can be obtained through your local library or used bookseller.
On learning of the burning of the Capitol and the loss of the 3,000-volume Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend, newspaper publisher, Samuel H. Smith (1772–1845) asking him to offer Congress his personal library of between "9 and 10,000 volumes" as a replacement.
Recommendations. Audio. The ReadDown. The Best Thomas Jefferson Biographies. Even before he wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was a fascinating figure. He loved to read, adored music, and was passionate about arts, culture, food, and wine.
May 10, 2022 · His newest book is Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale Press). Other recent books include Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis (Yale Press), and American History vols. 1 & 2 (B&H Academic).
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. By Jon Meacham Read by Edward Herrmann and Jon Meacham. Best Seller. Category: Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs | 19th Century U.S. History | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Audiobooks. Paperback $25.00. Oct 29, 2013| ISBN 9780812979480. Buy. Hardcover $40.00. Nov 13, 2012| ISBN 9781400067664. Buy
Jefferson was born at Shadwell in Albemarle county, Virginia on April 13, 1743. He was tutored by the Reveren. More than a mere renaissance man, Jefferson may actually have been a new kind of man. He was fluent in five languages and able to read two others. He wrote, over the course of his life, over sixteen thousand letters.
