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<p><P>When Thomas Jefferson wrote his epitaph, he listed as his accomplishments his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia statute of religious freedom, and his founding of the University of Virginia. He did not mention his presidency or that he was second governor of the state of Virginia, in the most trying hours of the Revolution. Dumas Malone, author of the epic six-volume biography, wrote that the events of this time explain Jefferson's "character as a man of action in a serious emergency." Joseph Ellis, author of <b>American Sphinx</b>, focuses on other parts of Jefferson's life but wrote that his actions as governor "toughened him on the inside." It is this period, when Jefferson was literally tested under fire, that Michael Kranish illuminates in <b>Flight from Monticello</b>.<br> Filled with vivid, precisely observed scenes, this book is a sweeping narrative of clashing armies&#151;of spies, intrigue, desperate moments, and harrowing battles. The story opens with the first murmurs of resistance to Britain, as the colonies struggled under an onerous tax burden and colonial leaders&#151;including Jefferson&#151;fomented opposition to British rule. Kra

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Author

Michael Kranish

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195374629

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.91 / 5 (169 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14