Books by Nancy Isenberg
“The book identifies awkward truths that generations of patriotic mythmakers have avoided facing. It’s a story of country gentlemen practicing hardball politics. We think of democracy as something open and above board, but both Madison and Jefferson came to believe that political progress was best arranged in secret.” Read more...
The best books on Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Burstein, Historian
Interviews where books by Nancy Isenberg were recommended
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Jefferson and the Virginians: Democracy, Constitutions, and Empire
by Peter Onuf -
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Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry that Forged a Nation
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Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty
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Madison and Jefferson
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"Those Who Labor for My Happiness": Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
by Lucia Stanton
The best books on Thomas Jefferson, recommended by Andrew Burstein
The best books on Thomas Jefferson, recommended by Andrew Burstein
Thomas Jefferson is famous for having written the Declaration of Independence, with its ringing claim that “all men are created equal”. In modern times he has been castigated for hypocrisy, given his ownership of slaves and his failure to campaign for abolition. Here, historian Andrew Burstein discusses Jefferson’s wider political career and whether it is fair to judge his attitude to slavery by contemporary standards.
