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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Couverture souple

Ellis, Joseph J.

 
9780679764410: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0679764410 ISBN 13 : 9780679764410
Editeur : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1998

Synopsis

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character.  He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature.  American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.

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À propos de l'auteur

JOSEPH J. ELLIS is the author of many works of American history including Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, which won the National Book Award. He recently retired from his position as the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and their youngest son.

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Éditeur
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0679764410
ISBN 13 
9780679764410
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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