Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power By : Jon Meacham
Book Excerpt :
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize?winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson?s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power. ? Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and to prevail. Passionate about many things?women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris?Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Jon Meacham lets us see
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