Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy, "American Sphinx" is "history at its best" ("Chicago Tribune"). Winner of the National Book Award.
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Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy, "American Sphinx" is "history at its best" ("Chicago Tribune"). Winner of the National Book Award.
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Very good in very good jacket. xiv + 365 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly dust soiled, d.w. soiled. New York: Knopf, 2005. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 5th or later Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 365. xiv, 365 pp. Eleventh printing. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges, The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket is lightly rubbed along the upper edge.
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Joseph J Ellis' consideration of Jefferson's character-not strictly a biography- is elegantly written and provides a wealth of context to a reader interested in one of our most complex founding fathers.
courtneyinatlanta
Aug 26, 2010
A bit presumptuous
In continuing with my reading biographies of the founding fathers, I picked up this one about Thomas Jefferson. It's not a straight biography in the sense that it goes through his life chronologically, but rather the author spends a lot of time examining the character of Jefferson. I think he presumed to know a lot more than Jefferson's writings left; in other words, he makes some real leaps in logic that I'm not sure I buy. It's all just a little presumptuous.