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The Real Thomas Jefferson: The True Story of America's Philosopher of Freedom Paperback - 1983 - 2nd Edition
by Allison, Andrew M
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- Title The Real Thomas Jefferson: The True Story of America's Philosopher of Freedom
- Author Allison, Andrew M
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 709
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher National Center for Constitutional Studies, Malta, Idaho, U.S.A.
- Date 1983
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0880800062I5N01
- ISBN 9780880800068 / 0880800062
- Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.4 x 1.5 in (20.32 x 13.72 x 3.81 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 83017404
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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The Real Thomas Jefferson: The True Story of America s Philosopher of Freedom. Jefferson is the central figure in American history, and...he may yet prove to be the central figure in modern history. So stated noted historian Henry Steele Commager. And as the English novelist Samuel Butler once wrote, Though God cannot alter the past, historians can. His observation is especially applicable to our changing perceptions of great historical personalities, most of whom are relentlessly reinterpreted by each new generation of biographers. It is doubtful whether many of these renowned characters of yesteryear would even recognize themselves in some of the publications devoted to them today. There is no better example of this kind of metamorphosis than Thomas Jefferson, author of the American Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. Since his death in 1826 he has been alternately vilified and deified in numerous forms by writers of varying motivations. In The Real Thomas Jefferson, by allowing Jefferson to explain his life and ideas in his own words, we have tried to ensure that his spirit, not ours, will breathe in these pages- -so that all who read them will become acquainted with Jefferson himself, not another second-hand interpretation of him. His biography appears in Part I, and Part II brings together the most insightful passages from his writings, arranged by subject.