![]() ![]() ![]() “The three achievements he ordered carved on his tombstone – as author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Liberty, and as founder of the University of Virginia- speak to his love of the liberty of the mind and of the heart, and to his faith in the future”. There is also much about Jefferson the Renaissance man, who was interested in science, agriculture, philosophy and architecture. His relationships with George Washington, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton are well covered. By the same token, Jefferson was a skillful politician who learned how to maneuver the ins and outs of Washington. He could think great ideas and write about them in a way to move others. Meacham’s most significant contribution is that he shows Jefferson as both a philosopher and a politician. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham: 9780812979480 : Books NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review The Washington Post Entertainment Weekly The Seattle Times. It mentions and acknowledges his long relationship with his slave, Sally Hemings, but does not dwell on it. It goes well into the details about Jefferson’s rise to political power with enough background on family and personal life. Meacham’s book will satisfy any reader who likes biography. A review appeared in the New York Times on November 20, 2012. ![]() ![]() I just finished reading Jon Meacham’s: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, which has been on the best seller list for about nine weeks. ![]()
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