An abridged version of the classic biography of the U.S. president discusses Jefferson's childhood years, his law career, his role in the Revolutionary War and the early years of the Union, and his contribution to art, architecture, and literature. Reissue.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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"That government which governs best governs least",
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This review is from: Jefferson: A Great American's Life and ideas (Paperback)
Padover's "Jefferson" is rarely available in its unabridged form,
more's the pity, though. This insightful, exposing view into
the life of history's greatest American is a profound study of the human spirit,
and of our own country itself. This book is more than the story of a founding father, or some famous dead guy. Jefferson did not enjoy politics, he shunned them. It did not want to be Secretary of State, not Vice-President, and he did not want to remembered for being President. Even his tombstone bears that fact.
Jefferson sent the majority of his life in attempt to escape the public and reside in quiet amongst learning and living on Monticello, his Virginian paradise. This book, written by the paramount source of knowledge conerning Jefferson, illustrates and captions the life of quite an extraordinary man
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Good as a first introduction to Jefferson,
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Having not read the unabridged version of this biography, I cannot compare this volume to it. But Padover was certainly an authority of the first order on the man and this volume is crammed with plenty of facts. Like Douglas Freeman's Washington, however, there are no negatives to be found in Padover's Jefferson. All the players in the story wear either a pristine white hat or a muddy black one and this can often be distracting to those who desire an unbiased account (especially of the Federalist/Republican tug of war). On the whole, however, this edition will surely be of help to those who are interested in a brisk yet detailed introduction to Jefferson.
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Excellent overview of TJ's life,
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This review is from: Jefferson: A Great American's Life and ideas (Paperback)
For those who are interested more in a chronology of Jefferson's life and less a perspective of the events of his time, this book is perfect. Somewhat preachy, probably too adulatory of Jefferson, it nevertheless strikes an excellent balance between being comprehensive yet concise.
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WHEN Thomas Jefferson was seventy-seven years old he put down on paper, for the information of his family, a few autobiographical remarks: The tradition in my father's family was that their ancestor came to this country from Wales, and from near the mountain of Snowdon, the highest in Gr[eat] Br[itain]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Secretary of the Treasury, James Madison, New Orleans, Declaration of Independence, President Washington, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Great Britain, Peter Jefferson, General Washington, New England, George Washington, George Wythe, House of Burgesses, President Adams, Sedition Act, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, House of Delegates, John Marshall New!
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WHEN Thomas Jefferson was seventy-seven years old he put down on paper, for the information of his family, a few autobiographical remarks: The tradition in my father's family was that their ancestor came to this country from Wales, and from near the mountain of Snowdon, the highest in Gr[eat] Br[itain]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Secretary of the Treasury, James Madison, New Orleans, Declaration of Independence, President Washington, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Great Britain, Peter Jefferson, General Washington, New England, George Washington, George Wythe, House of Burgesses, President Adams, Sedition Act, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, House of Delegates, John Marshall New!
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- The Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson in Front Matter, and page 186
- The Bill Of Rights (Government in Action!) by John Hamilton on page 79
- A Summary View of the Rights of British America by Thomas Jefferson on page 27
- The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia on page 168
- Thomas Jefferson by Chinard on page 17
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