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“This is an all-encompassing, cradle-to-grave biography. Boles brings a balanced perspective on both positive and negative aspects of Jefferson’s character. It’s a sympathetic biography, but it’s not a whitewash. It takes a very strong look at Jefferson and slavery, something the present generation of historians has been fathoming, because of the obvious paradox that this champion of human liberty took no appreciable action to remove slavery from his native Virginia.” Read more...
The best books on Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Burstein, Historian
