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"A balanced, readable portrait. A refreshing perspective." —New York Times Book Review With intelligence, insight, eloquence, and wit, bestselling author Christopher Hitchens gives us an artful portrait of a complex, formative figure in American history and his turbulent era . In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our Founding Father—a man conflicted by power who wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as ambassador to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. A masterly writer, Jefferson was an awkward public speaker. A professed proponent of emancipation, he elided the issue of slavery from the Declaration of Independence and continued to own human property. A reluctant candidate, he left an indelible presidential legacy.
- Author
- Christopher Hitchens
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780061208164
- Subjects
- Political Science, Memoir, History
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (971 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14