Description
"A major contribution." Washington Post
The authoritative single-volume biography of Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the most significant figure in American history. He was a complex and compelling man: a fervent advocate of democracy who enjoyed the life of a southern aristocrat and owned slaves, a revolutionary who became president, a believer in states' rights who did much to further the power of the federal government. Drawing on the recent explosion of Jeffersonian scholarship and fresh readings of original sources, IN PURSUIT OF REASON is a monument to Jefferson that will endure for generations.
Author: Noble E. Cunningham
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 05/12/1988
Pages: 414
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.77w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9780345353801
ISBN10: 0345353803
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
The authoritative single-volume biography of Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the most significant figure in American history. He was a complex and compelling man: a fervent advocate of democracy who enjoyed the life of a southern aristocrat and owned slaves, a revolutionary who became president, a believer in states' rights who did much to further the power of the federal government. Drawing on the recent explosion of Jeffersonian scholarship and fresh readings of original sources, IN PURSUIT OF REASON is a monument to Jefferson that will endure for generations.
Author: Noble E. Cunningham
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 05/12/1988
Pages: 414
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.77w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9780345353801
ISBN10: 0345353803
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
About the Author
Noble E. Cunningham, Jr. (1926-2007) was the Middlebush Professor of History at the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was the author of many works on Thomas Jefferson.