The fifth volume of this Pulitzer Prize winning Jefferson series is a vibrant account of Jefferson's disparate activities, sponsoring the Lewis and Clark expedition, concluding the naval "war" with the Barbary pirates, engaging in a political duel with Chief Justice Marshall over the trial of Aaron Burr, attempting to impose an embargo on exports in reaction to the impressment of American seamen by foreign powers, and, finally, retiring to his beloved haven at Monticello.
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Jefferson and His Time is a masterly achievement of scholarship, the finest biography of Jefferson we have or are likely to have, and a monumental triumph of the senior American historian. --New York Times Book Review
Malone illuminates with erudition and narrative skill. It would appear...that Malone has read and evaluated everything of consequence ever written by or about Jefferson. --New Republic --This text refers to the MP3 CD edition.
Malone illuminates with erudition and narrative skill. It would appear...that Malone has read and evaluated everything of consequence ever written by or about Jefferson. --New Republic --This text refers to the MP3 CD edition.
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DUMAS MALONE (1892-1986) taught history at American universities such as Yale and Columbia and served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press before becoming the biographer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. His work as historian and biographer has earned him several honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the John F. Kennedy Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Jefferson: The President second term 1805-1809 is the fifth volume in a series of six, by Dumas Malone and brings us into the last four years of Jefferson's Presidency. I found that the author worked harder to bring out Jefferson the man in this volume... maybe because of the actions of others, (Burr and Marshall), but it is apparent that the author worked hard on this volume.
Jefferson sponsors the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Congress gives Jefferson a little slack, but Arron Burr takes the domestic heat. The Barbary pirates are delt with, but the political views of Jefferson and Marshall heat up to a boiling point. But, Jeferson's second term seems to hit a nadir and he is longing for his Virginia mountain top home where he can finally retire after forty years of service to government.
I found the scholarship to be impeccable, balanced, seemly sympathetic. The overall narrative is detailed and at times engrossing and engaging. Even though we can see Jefferson's excitement with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, we also see heartbreak with Burr and vituperation with Marshall.
Overall, this volume brings us to one of the most interesting times of Jeferson's life... that of retirement. This is one of the most interesting of the volumes so far as we see Jefferson working out the problems that others have wrought upon him.
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What can be said about this monument to Jefferson scholarship? I am sure that somewhere in universities around the United States there are "scholar squirrels who want to put down this invaluable resource in Jefferson studies. It is always the way that mice attempt to gnaw at lions. This is not a perfect work (and my remarks refer to all of the books in the series as a whole), there are somethings, namely Sally Hemmings references which are wrong and will not sit well with American 21st century mores. There is the issue of slavery which was handled much differently 50 years ago than it is now.
Jefferson is not worthy of our interest because of Sally Hemmings and because he kept slaves. Jefferson is great because of the Declaration of Independence and his fight for the rights of man. While it may have been hypocritical to preach liberty and keep slaves, it is doubtful that slavery ever would have been abolished if Jefferson had never gained the prominence that he did. This book and the others that follow show why we should continue to honor the public man even though his private side may have been wanting.
Jefferson is not worthy of our interest because of Sally Hemmings and because he kept slaves. Jefferson is great because of the Declaration of Independence and his fight for the rights of man. While it may have been hypocritical to preach liberty and keep slaves, it is doubtful that slavery ever would have been abolished if Jefferson had never gained the prominence that he did. This book and the others that follow show why we should continue to honor the public man even though his private side may have been wanting.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Dumas Malone (1892-1986) devoted his academic career to studying Thomas Jefferson, and this superbly researched volume reflects that lifelong scholarship. This book is one in a six-part series examining the life of our third President. I read this book for a college class and immediately grasped the unending pressures that President Jefferson faced in his second term. Malone examines the decision-making options available to Jefferson, usually (and perhaps too often) supporting the eventual route that the President decided upon. This volume's research and analysis is worthy of five stars, not to mention the 1975 Pulitzer Prize the series captured. Unfortunately, Malone's stilted prose - the weakness of most academic historians - produces a rather laborious read. Thus, four stars overall.
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WHEN Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as President of the United States for the second time-on Monday, March 4, 1805 - the echoes of the impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase, which ended on the previous Friday, had not yet died away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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John Randolph, New York, New Orleans, New England, Great Britain, National Intelligencer, John Quincy Adams, Secretary of the Treasury, Aaron Burr, Richmond Enquirer, Samuel Smith, Robert Smith, President's House, John Adams, John Marshall, William Plumer, Henry Adams, James Monroe, Josiah Quincy, Levi Lincoln, Thomas Mann Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, Luther Martin, West Florida, William Duane New!
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WHEN Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as President of the United States for the second time-on Monday, March 4, 1805 - the echoes of the impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase, which ended on the previous Friday, had not yet died away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
last congressional session, embargo laws, classification bill, spoliation claims, neutral commerce Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Randolph, New York, New Orleans, New England, Great Britain, National Intelligencer, John Quincy Adams, Secretary of the Treasury, Aaron Burr, Richmond Enquirer, Samuel Smith, Robert Smith, President's House, John Adams, John Marshall, William Plumer, Henry Adams, James Monroe, Josiah Quincy, Levi Lincoln, Thomas Mann Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, Luther Martin, West Florida, William Duane New!
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- John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union (Biographies in American Foreign Policy) by James E. Lewis Jr. in Table of Contents, and Back Matter
- Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book (Distributed by Unc Press for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) by Edwin Morris Betts in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Papers of James Madison by James Madison on page 663
- Richmond in By-Gone Days (The Leisure Class in America) by Samuel Mordecai on page 310
- Diary of William Dunlap, 1766-1839: The Memoirs of a Dramatist, Theatrical Manager, Painter, Critic, Novelist, and Historian by William Dunlap on page 124
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