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Virginia's American Revolution: From Dominion to Republic, 1776-1840
Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Lexington Books, 2007
Statehood As Originally Understood
In his preface Kevin Gutzman writes, "...I wanted to consider Virginia from the state level, because my understanding of the politics (broadly understood) of the period was that state identity dominated people's consciousness in a way barely conceivable now. ...I saw that the chief theme of the ...
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The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Forrest McDonald
University Press of Kansas, 1987
Wonderful History of Jefferson Admin
+ Excellent Review of Presidency, Not Enough on Jefferson
+ Insightful, Balanced Analysis of Jefferson's Presidency
+ A brilliant example of what history should be
+ A reality check on Jefferson the statesman
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Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy
William Watkins
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
A Great Study
+ American Liberty 101
+ Legally & Historically Accurate Masterpiece
+ Reclaiming the American Revolution
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The Portable Thomas Jefferson (Viking Portable Library)
Thomas Jefferson
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1977
The Words Of The Sage Of Montecello
"The Portable Jefferson" consists of a vast collection of Jefferson's works. It provides us with valuable insights into his mind and his world. The longest entry is "Notes on the State of Virginia". It provides a multifaceted assessment of the Virginia known by Jefferson. Politics, the economy, ...
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George Mason, Forgotten Founder
Jeff Broadwater
The University of North Carolina Press, 2006
Good biography of one of the lesser known Founders
+ Need a Reason to Struggle Through It
George Mason was an important figure, seemingly coming out of nowhere, just before and during the Revolution and up to the formulation of the Constitution. He is one of the lesser known founders, probably as much known for being one of the few who refused to sign the Constitution (along with such ...
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Thomas Jefferson
R. B. Bernstein
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Balanced Jefferson biography
+ thomas jeferson
+ Good, but..
+ I liked it
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A Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry and the American Republic
Henry Mayer
Grove Press, 2001
Give me liberty, or give me death. The man behind the words
+ Best book on Henry and the House of Burgesses
+ Many people think..........
+ Patrick Henry, the forgotten patriot
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The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson (Constitutionalism and Democracy)
David N. Mayer
University of Virginia Press, 1995
Valuable resource for Thomas Jefferson historians
+ The Real Jefferson, Not the Reinvented One
+ Excellent
Having consumed most of the recent volumes on the life and times of our third president, I would have to say that Mayer's book is one of the strongest when it comes to the concrete exploration of his political thought processes. One of the reviewers on the back cover copy says that "Mayer ...
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The Jeffersonian Persuasion: Evolution of a Party Ideology
Lance Banning
Cornell University Press, 1980
How the Real Whigs came to influence the Jeffersonians
Robert Shalhope in his John Taylor of Caroline:Pastoral Republican talks about the tendency of historians to assert a "single and substantial 'reality' in the period they are studying and then judging individuals...by this standard" (Shalhope, p.8) He might well have added that as readers we tend ...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Constitution (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
Essential Reading For All Americans
+ Absolutely Fascinating
+ Politically Incorrrect Guide to the Constitution
+ Required reading for all citizens
+ From Guaranteed Freedoms to Supreme Court Rule
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A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
Edward J. Larson
Free Press, 2007
Vivid re-creation of 1800 election
+ An Experimental Republic
+ An Election by Superdelegates
Edward J. Larson's magnificent look at America's first disputed election manages to remain very suspenseful (what will Pennsylvania finally do?) even though we all know how it turned out.
In brief, in the days before the 12th Amendment (and this election was precisely the reason why the 12th ...
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If Men Were Angels: James Madison and the Heartless Empire of Reason (American Political Thought)
Richard K. Matthews
University Press of Kansas, 1996
Groundbreaking Work
+ Judge for yourself
+ Matthews is a genius
This work is truly goundbreaking. The comparison of the liberal/commercial views of James Madison with the radical democratic views of his close friend, Thomas Jefferson are truly enlightening. Matthews shows how Madison was closer to Hamilton than to Jefferson in political philosophy. Madison was ...
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Mr. Jefferson's Women
Jon Kukla
Knopf, 2007
another perspective on jefferson
+ An insightful exploration of Jefferson's sexual attitudes
+ An informative and enjoyable book
Just when you thought you had read everything...Jon Kukla presents a very readable portrait of Jefferson's "relationships" with women--which leads to new insights about this great man--and, more interestingly, his attitudes towards women in general. The final chapters about his broader view of ...
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The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson (Constitutionalism and Democracy)
David N. Mayer
University of Virginia Press, 1995
Valuable resource for Thomas Jefferson historians
+ The Real Jefferson, Not the Reinvented One
+ Excellent
Having consumed most of the recent volumes on the life and times of our third president, I would have to say that Mayer's book is one of the strongest when it comes to the concrete exploration of his political thought processes. One of the reviewers on the back cover copy says that "Mayer ...
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Reclaiming the American Revolution: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Their Legacy
William Watkins
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
A Great Study
+ American Liberty 101
+ Legally & Historically Accurate Masterpiece
+ Reclaiming the American Revolution
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