Description:
New York Times Bestseller
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle
Finalist for the George Washington Prize
Finalist for the Library of Virginia Literary Award
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection
"An important book...[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." --Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books
Brief description: Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hemingses of Monticello, she lives in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Review Quotes: A fresh and layered analysis, one centered more on [Jefferson's] interior life than his deeds for posterity...Gordon-Reed and Onuf are not the first to search for other ways into Jefferson's private place, nor will they be the last. But they have provided a smart and useful map for those who are certain to follow.--Peter Baker "New York Times Book Review"