by Jon Meacham
The complex life and the politics of the third President of the United States in a dramatic period in history are brought to the fore in Jon Meacham’s Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. After nearly twenty years in which Jefferson’s reputation has taken a hit through both scientific revelations an...
There have been few times when I turned the last page of a book and sighed with relief, but this was one of them, although I listened to the audio so it was the final word I heard that gave me such pause. My husband had been reading the print book and found it very slow, so we decided to listen to t...
I finished Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. I found it to be a well written and very readable account of Jefferson. I didn't realize until a few chapters into the book that there is a wealth of information buried in the end notes. They take up nearly 1/2 the book, so check them out if you plan on...
*edited to show how I received the book*I must note that I received this book through the History Book Club on Goodreads, through the Published as an advance copy, for which I am very grateful to both the History Book Club, and Random House, as well as the author, Mr. Meacham.This is a magnificent e...
This book was absolutely fascinating. I learned so much that I don't even know where to begin! Thomas Jefferson (or TJ as I like to call him) was fiercely in love with his country. He fought tooth and nail for the things he believed in. He knew how to get things done by using both his political powe...
An exceptionally written, completely engrossing, multifaceted portrait of Jefferson that reveals all his remarkable virtues and considerable flaws.
A remarkable achievement. Meacham takes a man who's life and writings seem apparently full of contradiction (at once an advocate of states rights and a violent opponent to the secessionist tendencies of the Federalist north for example) into something that hangs together and makes sense. The most ce...
I loved this book. Really delves into the psyche of Thomas Jefferson, chipping to the core on the things that make him tick. Meacham spends a lot of time in Virginia laying the groundwork for Jefferson's character - how he loved control but hated conflict. And then he builds the bridge to the pre...
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