Dear Mr. Jefferson: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1794106650
- ISBN-13
- 9781794106659
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-01-16
- Author
- Chidem Kurdas
Description
The year is 1816. A young Englishman prepares to immigrate to the United States. A relative doubts the wisdom of the move. She writes to Thomas Jefferson and asks: Will it make him happy? The retired president is drawn into a correspondence that tracks the young man's adventures in America. There is a foreign agent, political intrigue, a fraught election, romance and a rich cast of historical figures on both sides of the Atlantic. As they observe the trajectory of people's lives and that of the young country, Jefferson and his pen pal argue about the pursuit of happiness. This is the second of the Binnford Trilogy novels based on American history. The first is "Adams: Letters to Hamilton."AUTHOR: Chidem Kurdas worked as journalist and taught economics to college students. Her previous books include "Seven Reasons to Love the Constitution" and "Ponzi Regulation." Follow her Twitter parody account Jennifer Kerfuffle @FauxTimesNews1 COVER ART: Medallion portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart, 1805. Copy via Wikipedia Commons. Original in Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums. Edited and tinted by author.
