Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Thomas
Автор: Jon Meacham Название: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power ISBN: 0812979486 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812979480 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2299.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "The New York Times Book Review - The Washington Post - Entertainment Weekly - The Seattle Times - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Bloomberg Businessweek" In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "American Lion" and "Franklin and Winston" brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and to prevail. Passionate about many things--women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris--Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Jon Meacham lets us see Jefferson's world as Jefferson himself saw it, and to appreciate how Jefferson found the means to endure and win in the face of rife partisan division, economic uncertainty, and external threat. Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished Jefferson presidential papers, Meacham presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all of American history. The father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West, Jefferson recognized that the genius of humanity--and the genius of the new nation--lay in the possibility of progress, of discovering the undiscovered and seeking the unknown. From the writing of the Declaration of Independence to elegant dinners in Paris and in the President's House; from political maneuverings in the boardinghouses and legislative halls of Philadelphia and New York to the infant capital on the Potomac; from his complicated life at Monticello, his breathtaking house and plantation in Virginia, to the creation of the University of Virginia, Jefferson was central to the age. Here too is the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. The Jefferson story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship and cultural warfare amid economic change and external threats, and also because he embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world. Praise for "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" "This is probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written."--Gordon S. Wood " " "A big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before."--"Entertainment Weekly" " Meacham] captures who Jefferson was, not just as a statesman but as a man. . . . By the end of the book . . . the reader is likely to feel as if he is losing a dear friend. . . . An] absorbing tale.""--The Christian Science Monitor" "This terrific book allows us to see the political genius of Thomas Jefferson better than we have ever seen it before. In these endlessly fascinating pages, Jefferson emerges with such vitality that it seems as if he might still be alive today."--Doris Kearns Goodwin
Автор: Randall, Willard Sterne Название: Thomas Jefferson ISBN: 0060976179 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060976170 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 2089.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
Combining firsthand scholarship and material drawn from the Jefferson Papers, Willard Sterne Randall calls on his skills as an investigative journalist to challenge long-held assumptions about the reasoning, motives, and works of this sage, philosopher, politician, and romantic. Exploring both Jefferson's interior and public struggles, Randall sheds important light on Jefferson's thoughts on slavery and his relationship with the slave Sally Hemmings, as well as Revolutionary and diplomatic intrigues.
Описание: In the New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Jefferson Bethke unpacks the stark contrasts that he drew in the poem---contrasts between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair and hope.
Автор: Holowchak, M. Andrew Название: Thomas jefferson: psychobiography of an american lion ISBN: 153616657X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781536166576 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 32312.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: The sort of assessment Holowchak aims to do in this book is both historical and psychological, so the book is in large measure a psychobiography. Holowchak aims to enter into the mind of Thomas Jefferson by perusal and critical assessment of significant events in his life and singular, but representative writings from Jeffersons nearly 20,000 letters, numerous bills, addresses, messages, autobiography, and Notes on Virginia. How does one begin a psychobiography of such a singular figure? It is difficult to do justice to Jefferson from a historical perspective and it is doubly difficult to do justice to Jefferson from a psychological perspective. One who is adept in historical insights usually lacks psychological perspective, and conversely. Moreover, one who has a capacity for psychological perspective is handcuffed by not having access to the dynamic psychotherapeutic setting -- an invaluable asset for a psychotherapist. Furthermore, Jefferson was a complex figure. A slaveholder, he was a lifelong critic of slavery. An aristocrat, he always championed democratic sentiments. A nationalist, he was also cosmopolitan. A conservative moralist, he was revolutionist. An agrarian, he manufactured his own nails. And so, any psychological depiction and assessment of the man must accommodate paradox and ambivalence, though there are numerous things -- e.g., liberty, progress, and human moral goodness -- about which he certainly was not ambivalent. In this book, Holowchak offers historical insights and psycho-logical perspective on Jefferson. He depicts a man with several psychological quirks -- with definite neurotic tendencies -- yet one who throughout his numerous adventures in life, and many set-backs, kept things together. With profound recognition that the things he saw in nature were due to the hand of deity, Jefferson observed, measured, and recorded what he saw. He even at times saw fit to critique nature, when he recognized that humans could work with nature to make things more serviceable for human needs. Jefferson was always in the business of accommodating nature for human needs. Holowchak ends the book with some thoughts on Jeffersons moral outlook and character.
Автор: Jefferson Thomas Название: The Declaration of Independence ISBN: 1788737318 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788737319 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1741.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The explosive manifesto for the American Revolution, introduced by the co-author of Empire
Автор: Jefferson, Thomas Название: Autobiography of thomas jefferson ISBN: 1387113968 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781387113965 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4297.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This short but richly detailed memoir by Thomas Jefferson offers a rare autobiographical glimpse into the fascinating mind of this Founding Father during the tumultuous events of his remarkable public career. In addition to being America's third President, Jefferson was Minister to France during the early stages of the French Revolution, wartime Governor of Virginia, Washington's Secretary of State and Vice President during the John Adams administration. This new edition of the Autobiography includes an essay on Jefferson by historian Elbert Hubbard.
Описание: The contributions of these four presidents are forever set in stone!
From personal correspondence to presidential speeches and documents, Monument: Words of Four Presidents Who Sculpted America explores the written words of the men forever remembered on the face of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Originally a project to boost tourism, the sculpture received congressional approval in 1925, and construction was completed in 1941, shortly after the death of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Canterbury Classics has gathered historic documents penned by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt into this beautiful leather-bound volume, and added introductions by learned scholars to outline the contribution each president made to the birth, growth, development, and preservation of the United States.
Also included is the story of how Mount Rushmore came to be, and a foreword written by historian Robert Dallek. With more than two million visitors annually, Mount Rushmore lives up to its status as a ';Shrine of Democracy,' and this rich piece of U.S. history is preserved in this timeless collectible edition.
Автор: Barrett, Marvin Название: Meet Thomas Jefferson ISBN: 0375812113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375812118 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Christine Caine`s Undaunted: Student Edition, her dramatic life story shows teens how God rescued her from a life of being unnamed, unwanted, and unqualified so that she could rescue others. Caine looks to awaken the reader to how God works in us in order to work through us. Her call-to-action: Be the love. Bring the hope. Be the change.
This study counters the view that Franklin D. Roosevelt hegemonically exalted Thomas Jefferson to iconic dominance during the Great Depression. It analyzes the diversity of those who appropriated Jefferson to find answers to the socio-economic crisis and modern industrial capitalism. This discourse analysis, spanning the ideological spectrum between 1929–1945, reveals that the creation of the Jefferson icon—in various forms of representation—generated counterhegemonic varieties of Jefferson because the appropriators grafted their values onto the historical figure which led to its transformation. These competing versions of Jefferson expressed a reformed sense of national values not only through commonalities but through the flexibility of interpretative and representational differences.
Автор: Rosenstock Barb Название: Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library ISBN: 1590789326 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781590789322 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As soon as Thomas Jefferson learned to read, he found his passion: books, books, and more books Before, during, and after the American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually helped rebuild the Library of Congress--now the largest library in the world. Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic words and John O'Brien's whimsical illustrations capture Jefferson's passion for the written word as well as little-known details about book collecting. Author and artist worked closely with experts to create the first picture book on Jefferson's love of reading, writing, and books. An author's note, bibliography, and source notes for quotations are also included.
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