Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets
- ISBN-10
- 1645720454
- ISBN-13
- 9781645720454
- Series
- Thomas Jefferson
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 275
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-07-12
- Author
- William G. Hyland Jr
Description
Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson, the public man, and with good reason: he was the architect of our democracy and a visionary who expanded the nation's physical boundaries to unimagined lengths. But the intensely private Jefferson joined in a conspiracy to make himself unknowable to the public. Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets is a new and unprecedented examination of the 'intimate' Thomas Jefferson--from his return to Monticello after two terms as president until his death. Author William G. Hyland Jr. pierces Jefferson's private family veil and reveals little-known, poignant scenes of the relatives closest to Jefferson in his last years. Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets is the first biography to uncover the dynamic relationship Jefferson had with his adult grandchildren. With a novelist's skill and a scholar's meticulous detail, Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets explores new ground in Jefferson's autumn years as a waning patriarch, enduring physical illness and family strife. These glimpses of Jefferson's inner character will change the way readers think about this American icon: as a flawed--but benevolent--man.
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