American Sphinx : The Character of Thomas Jefferson
by Joseph J. Ellis

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The man on the United States nickel has always been a study in contradictions: he was a slave-owner who wrote the Declaration of Independence. For two centuries people have tried to figure him out, and too often he has been all things to all people. Anyone, it seems, can find justification for their actions in the words and deeds of Thomas Jefferson.
A serious yet entertaining and readable analysis of perhaps the most fascinating American Founding Father can be found in American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. Joseph J. Ellis, though a professor of history, steers clear of academic posturing, providing the facts and a keen and compelling look at the various components of Jefferson the thinker, the politician, and the private man. American Sphinx is a commendable achievement.

 

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