Full name: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

Author: Joseph J. Ellis Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners, History, Biographies, Non Fiction, Politics Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780679764410 0679764410

Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy. Similar books: Thomas Jefferson by Jon Meacham His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis Washington by Ron Chernow John Adams by David McCullough Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Thomas Jefferson by Christopher Hitchens The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood Polk by Walter R. Borneman American Lion by Jon Meacham Twilight at Monticello by Alan Pell Crawford The First American by H. W. Brands Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson Abigail and John by Edith Gelles The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin East West Street by Philippe Sands FDR by Jean Edward Smith Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills Lincoln at Cooper Union by Harold Holzer