Here too is the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. From the Declaration of Independence to elegant dinners in Paris from politics in Philadelphia and New York to the capital on the Potomac from his complicated life at Monticello, his breathtaking house and plantation in Virginia, to the creation of the University of Virginia, Jefferson was central to the age. The father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West, Jefferson recognized that the genius of humanity - and the genius of the new nation - lay in the possibility of progress, of discovering the undiscovered and seeking the unknown. Jon Meacham lets us see Jefferson's world as Jefferson himself saw it, and to appreciate how Jefferson found the means to endure and win. Passionate about many things - women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris - Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. gives us Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president, a great and complex Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail. 'In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. 'This is probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.' - Gordon S. plus color illustrated front and rear endpapers.

Illustrated with sections of both black-and-white and color paintings, drawings, etc. Kennedy A Note on the Text Prologue: The World's Best Hope Epilogue: All Honor to Jefferson Author's Note and Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index and About the Author.

Includes Dedication Preliminary Page Quotes by Henry Adams and President John F. As new condition dark cinnamon boards with a cinnamon spine and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket.

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