| Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Contributor(s): Gordon-Reed, Annette (Author), Onuf, Peter S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631492519 ISBN-13: 9781631492518 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed by critics and embraced by readers, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs is one of the richest and most insightful accounts of Thomas Jefferson in a generation. Following her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hemingses of Monticello, Annette Gordon-Reed has teamed with Peter S. Onuf to present a provocative and absorbing character study, a fresh and layered analysis (New York Times Book Review) that reveals our third president as a dynamic, complex and oftentimes contradictory human being (Chicago Tribune). Gordon-Reed and Onuf fundamentally challenge much of what we thought we knew, and through their painstaking research and vivid prose create a portrait of Jefferson, as he might have painted himself, one comprised of equal parts sun and shadow (Jane Kamensky). |
Contributor Bio(s): Gordon-Reed, Annette: - Annette Gordon-Reed is the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts.Onuf, Peter S.: - Peter S. Onuf is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He lives in Portland, Maine, and Virginia. |