"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" - Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs" - Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the ImaginationA groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is often portrayed as a hopelessly enigmatic figure a riddle a man so riven with contradictions that he is almost impossible to know. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom and equality, even as he held people including his own family in bondage, Jefferson is variably

We see the Founding Father who steered the states to nationhood

one "comprised of equal parts sun and shadow" (Jane Kamensky)

After his residence France

and used since at least the 12th century

Desktop organizer has three wide slots and a vertical compartment to hold pens and pencils

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1631492518

Chinese export porcelain was a common type of tableware used at Monticello

Published in association with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation

Girardin's history of Virginia

Both purple and white forms were included in the list of plants offered by Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in 1804

Print length: 688 pages

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