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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. Situating Jefferson within the context of America's evolution and tracing his legacy over the past two hundred... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thomas Jefferson: Add a description of this character.
- John Adams
- Alexander Hamilton
- Sally Hemings
- Aaron Burr
- James Madison
- Thomas Paine
- Lewis
- Genet
- Clark
- Jones
- Martha
- Shays
- Buffon
- Burke
- John Jay
- George Washington
- Priestley
- Locke
- Benjamin Franklin
- Napoleon
Setting & Locations edit
- France
- Virginia
- North America
- United States
- Paris
- Great Britain
- England
- Philadelphia
- London
- Monticello
- Louisiana
- New York
- Mississippi
- Haiti
- Canada
- Europe
- Russia
- Massachusetts
- Tripoli
- Africa
- Atlantic
- Algiers
- White House
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg
- Charlottesville
- Richmond
- Caribbean
First Sentence edit
BORN ON APRIL 13, 1743 (April 2 until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1758), Thomas Jefferson was the offspring of stable planter stock in the native aristocracy of Virginia.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christopher Hitchens (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0786280808
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0786280808
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.46092
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( J ) › Jefferson, Thomas
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Presidents & Heads of State
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