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His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer

His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer

Kaplan, Fred

Hardcover

Political BiographiesPresidents & Heads of StateRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Publisher Price: $35.00

ISBN10: 0062440039
ISBN13: 9780062440037
Publisher: Harper
Published: Nov 22 2022
Pages: 672
Weight: 1.76
Height: 1.70 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.24
Language: English

As he did for Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams, award-winning biographer Fred Kaplan offers a fresh, illuminating look at the life of Thomas Jefferson and his contributions as a writer.

In this unique biography, Fred Kaplan emphasizes Thomas Jefferson's genius with language and his ability to use the power of words to inspire and shape a nation. A man renowned for many talents, writing was one of the major activities of the statemen's life, though much of his best, most influential writing--with the exception of the letters he wrote up to his death, numbering approximately 100,000--was done by 1789, when Jefferson was just forty-six. All of his works--from his earliest correspondence; his essays and proclamations, including A Summary View of British America, The Declaration of Independence, and Notes on the State of Virginia; his religious and scientific writings; his inaugural addresses; his addresses to Indian nations; and his exchanges with Washington, Madison, Hamilton, John and Abigail Adams, and dear friends such as Maria Cosway--demonstrate his remarkable intelligence, prescient wisdom, and literary flair and reveal the man in all his complex and controversial brilliance.

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