Bibliograph

Thomas Jefferson,, an intimate history, [by] Fawn M. Brodie

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Thomas Jefferson,, an intimate history, [by] Fawn M. Brodie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-565)

resource.biographical

individual biography

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thomas Jefferson,

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

672400

Responsibility statement

[by] Fawn M. Brodie

Sub title

an intimate history

Summary

Explores the relationship between Jefferson's inner life and his public life including his attitudes toward the church, slavery, women, and revolution

Table Of Contents

The semi-transparent shadows -- The parents -- A sense of family -- A capacity for involvement -- A problem with the forbidden -- Martha Jefferson -- The revolutionary -- Jefferson and independence -- the domestic problem -- The flight from power -- Jefferson and the war -- Jefferson writes a book -- The two Marthas -- The return to politics -- Restlessness and torment -- My head and my heart -- The second interlude -- Sally Hemings -- The revolutionary goes home -- The satellite sons -- Disillusionment in Eden -- Triangles at Monticello -- Candidate à Contre Coeur -- Callender -- Jason -- Betrayal -- Jefferson under attack -- Death, hatred, and the uses of silence -- Jefferson and Burr -- A genius for peace -- Like a patriarch of old -- Writer of letters -- The Monticello tragedy -- Appendix I. Reminiscences of Madison Hemings ; Reminiscences of Israel Jefferson -- Appendix II. "My head and my heart" -- Appendix III. The family denial

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