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Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Dialogue (A Galaxy Book ; 533)
Merrill D. Peterson
Oxford University Press, USA, 1978
A Broken Friendship Can Be Repaired
+ Wonderful Little Book
Merrill D. PetersonŐs Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Dialogue is a well-documented study of how two men of differing characters and political views met and became life-long friends. Drawing heavily on the Adams-Jefferson letters and other primary sources, Peterson does a satisfactory job of ...
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Jeffersonian Legacies
University Press of Virginia, 1993
A Stellar Collection of Jefferson articles.
+ Jefferson in many facets
I'm in editor Peter Onuf's Jefferson class at the Univeristy of Virginia and this book is on the required reading list for the class. This book is an outstanding collection of essays on Jefferson the man, the forces that motivated him, and the development of the American nation during his ...
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Jefferson and Madison on the Separation of Church and State
Lenni Brenner
Barricade Books, 2004
A renewed look at the thoughts and comments
+ High School Teachers, Assign it to Your Classes!
Jefferson And Madison On Separation Of Church And State: Writings On Religion And Secularism is painstakingly compiled and professionally edited by historian, journalist, lecturer and freethinker Lenni Brenner. In today's political climate of red states and blue states, neo-cons and the religious ...
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Religious Life of Thomas Jefferson
Charles B. Sanford
University Press of Virginia, 1984
Religious Life of Thomas Jefferson - profound insight
+ Excellent Introduction into Jeffersonian Philosophy
+ In-depth Look at Jefferson's Religious Ideas
This book is an excellent look at the deep roots of spirituality, not religion, of one of America's most important founders, Thomas Jefferson. The book is both informative and very interesting. It's a great book to keep for future reference as well. It points out that Jefferson, like many of ...
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The Gospel According to Jesus: A New Translation and Guide to His Essential Teachings for Believers and ...
Stephen Mitchell
Harper Perennial, 1993
Grateful for this gift from Mitchell
+ Presents the "spirit" of Jesus's spirituality
+ "New Gospel" not for fundamentalists
+ SIMPLE YET PROFOUND
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Thomas Jefferson: A Life
Willard Sterne Randall
Harper Perennial, 1994
As biographies go this is one of the better ones I have read.
+ A Different Point of View
I particularly like this biography of Thomas Jefferson because it is written a manner that is easy and interesting to read. The author includes a few descriptive works to make the images come through. He will say, "On a cold morning in March Jefferson rode of to ...." Rather than just giving a ...
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Thomas Jefferson: (The American Presidents Series)
Joyce Appleby
Times Books, 2003
A Fine Book on Jefferson's Presidency
+ The elusive Jefferson reexamined
+ Coming to Terms with Thomas Jefferson
+ Jefferson: Our First "democratic" President (4.3 *s)
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Jefferson and Monticello: The Biography of a Builder
Jack Mclaughlin
Holt Paperbacks, 1990
A well written account of the complex man that was Jefferson
+ Very Good Book
+ Read and then Visit Monticello
+ First Rate Blend of History and Architecture
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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Joseph J. Ellis
Vintage, 1998
The Elusive Jefferson
+ Great book!
This book is a wonderful insight into the character of one our most esteemed "founding fathers." But Ellis presents him in a light that we seldom see him in. History is a strange thing, especially popular history. Unlike other areas of scholarship, every American has his/her own interpretation of ...
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Jefferson and the Rights of Man - Volume II (Jefferson and His Time, Vol 2)
Dumas Malone
Little, Brown and Company, 1951
Jefferson and the Rights of Man
+ Overall, not quite as enjoyable as the first volume
+ Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson and the Rights of Man written by Dumas Malone is the second installment of a six part biography of Thomas Jefferson. As the first volume Jefferson: The Virginian was in the time frame of (1743 - 1784), this volume takes us from where the first volume ended in Jefferson's life, to the end ...
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The American Revolution: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)
Gordon S. Wood
Modern Library, 2003
American Revolution by Gordon Wood
+ An excellent concise overview
+ A Well Informed, if Very General, Overview
+ Strong and Clear
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
Vintage, 2002
They all hung together, more or less
+ GLAD I FOUND THESE BROTHERS
+ it seemed like a good idea at the time
+ Band of brothers
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Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (Pivotal Moments in American History)
John Ferling
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Fun to read
+ Overall a Great Read
+ One of the most controversial elections ever
+ Well rounded work
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Thomas Jefferson - A Film by Ken Burns
PBS Paramount, 2004
an inspiring film
+ Ken Burns Does History Well
+ Thomas Jefferson
As with most of Ken Burns' projects, I really enjoyed this film. I've noticed some reviewers faulting it as incomplete in some respects, and although I'm no expert on the subject, I don't doubt that this is not the whole story. I do think the film does a good job of providing insight into the ...
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Thomas Jefferson: His Words and Vision (Americana Pocket Gift Editions)
Thomas Jefferson
Peter Pauper Press, 1998
One of the Greatest Political, and non Political Minds of the Millenium.
+ A Window Into a Mind
This book has all of the best quotes from Jefferson, and should be a must read for any intelligent being. Plus its rare, so get it while you can. It's even a pocket book that you can take with you, and pull it out when you need it, it also includes sketches of his house, and photo's and paintings, ...
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