Getting Jefferson Right
Getting Jefferson Right

Author: Warren Throckmorton

Publisher: Carolina Maud Publishing

Published: 2012-07

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780974670614

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"This work is primarily about properly understanding some claims about Thomas Jefferson ... This work is particularly aimed at understanding Jefferson in light of claims made about him by some religious conservatives, especially those by David Barton. ... The aims of this work are quite simple: to be dispassionate in the analysis of the claims about Jefferson and to understand the events in question in their proper theological and cultural context. ... The plan of the book is to take church and state claims first followed by a focus on Jefferson's personal views of the Bible and religion. Then, we [the authors] briefly examine claims relating to the University of Virginia and close with an examination of Jefferson's views of race and his actions as a slave owner"--Page xi-xiii.

The Jefferson Lies
The Jefferson Lies

Author: David Barton

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1595554599

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Noted historian Barton sets the record straight on the lies and misunderstandings that have tarnished the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.

American Sphinx
American Sphinx

Author: Joseph J. Ellis

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 1998-11-19

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 0375727469

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature. American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.

The Jefferson Bible
The Jefferson Bible

Author: Thomas Jefferson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-02

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0486112519

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Jefferson regarded Jesus as a moral guide rather than a divinity. In his unique interpretation of the Bible, he highlights Christ's ethical teachings, discarding the scriptures' supernatural elements, to reflect the deist view of religion.

Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book
Thomas Jefferson's Cook Book

Author: Marie Kimball

Publisher: James Direct, Inc.

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 1623970075

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Culinary secrets revealed by the Father of Fine Dining in America! Here's a remarkable collection of delightful handwritten recipes - you'll love Jefferson's personal comments in this 120-page book! Little known facts revealed in Thomas Jefferson's personal cookbook. This was the cookbook that Jefferson carefully wrote in his own hand and brought back to the US after his four years in Paris. His little granddaughter, Virginia Randolph, carefully copied these recipes as well as additional ones from various cooks at Monticello and the White House!

Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation
Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation

Author: Merrill D. Peterson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1986-09-11

Total Pages: 1106

ISBN-13: 0199840520

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The definitive life of Jefferson in one volume, this biography relates Jefferson's private life and thought to his prominent public position and reveals the rich complexity of his development. As Peterson explores the dominant themes guiding Jefferson's career--democracy, nationality, and enlightenment--and Jefferson's powerful role in shaping America, he simultaneously tells the story of nation coming into being.

The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

Author: Forrest McDonald

Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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The aim of the American Presidency Series is to present historians and the general reading public with interesting, scholarly assessment of the various presidential administrations. These interpretive surveys are intended to cover the broad ground between biographies, specialized monographs, and journalistic accounts.

What Would Jefferson Do?
What Would Jefferson Do?

Author: Thom Hartmann

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1400052084

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Presents the thesis that democracy is one of the world's oldest and most resilient forms of government, along with ideas for transforming and reviving democracy in the United States in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson's original dream.

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson

Author: Christopher Hitchens

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0007213727

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Hitchens brings the character of Jefferson to life as a man of his time and also as a symbolic figure beyond it. Conflicted by power, Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as Minister to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. Predicting that slavery would shape the future of America's development, this professed proponent of emancipation continued to own human property. He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France, doubling the size of the nation, and authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition, opening up the American frontier. The Barbary War, a lesser-known chapter of his political career, led to the building of the U.S. Navy and the fortification of America's reputation regarding national defense. In the background is the fledgling nation's struggle for independence, formed in the crucible of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, and, in its shadow, the deformation of that struggle in the excesses of the French Revolution.

Getting Jefferson Right
Getting Jefferson Right

Author: Warren Throckmorton

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780974670621

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"This work is primarily about properly understanding some claims about Thomas Jefferson ... This work is particularly aimed at understanding Jefferson in light of claims made about him by some religious conservatives, especially those by David Barton. ... The aims of this work are quite simple: to be dispassionate in the analysis of the claims about Jefferson and to understand the events in question in their proper theological and cultural context. ... The plan of the book is to take church and state claims first followed by a focus on Jefferson's personal views of the Bible and religion. Then, we [the authors] briefly examine claims relating to the University of Virginia and close with an examination of Jefferson's views of race and his actions as a slave owner"--Page xi-xiii.