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Ladataan... Thomas Jefferson: A Life (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1993; vuoden 2014 painos)Tekijä: Willard Sterne Randall
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. What a monumental personality. Like Franklin, very much a renaiissance man with his scientific, political, artistic pursuits. A highly evolved intellect contained in a non-confrontational package (unlike his friend John Adams) though with a deceptively conyving personality. A lover of French cuisine, classical architecture, horticulture, the natural sciences, arts, philosophy, diplomacy, commerce; and a magnificent legal mind. The one achilles heal, and he knew it, was his being a slave holder. although, conficted about its evils, still unable to freee his own. In my opinion, I believe that this book should be rated right up there with the top Thomas Jefferson Bio’s out on the market today. The author wrote the biography of Thomas Jefferson in such a way that made reading interesting and comprehensible. The book covers the span of Jefferson’s life and pays close attention to Jefferson’s contributions to the founding of our country during his stay in Paris. If you haven’t read any books on Jefferson I would eagerly recommend this book by Mr. Randall. näyttää 4/4 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Recounts the public and private life of Thomas Jefferson as well as the age in which he lived. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Some serious editing could have been used in the book - I often found myself thinking, "Didn't I already read this quote?" or "Why is he telling me this again?" Perhaps with that editing, more time could have been spent on the presidential years. Also, the author is thoroughly anti-the Sally Hemings relationship, dismissing it out of hand. The book was written before DNA tests were done, but even so, Randall considered it ridiculous and barely mentions the possibility.
Overall, a good book about Jefferson although over-long and occasionally a bit of a slog. ( )