Thomas Jefferson Travels: Selected Writings, 1784-1789
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Thomas Jefferson has inspired countless books that explore his brilliant career, his political philosophy, and his extraordinary accomplishments as a gifted leader. Endlessly inquisitive, he was both a tireless writer and one of the most cosmopolitan men of his age. Yet this collection of Jefferson's reflections on his wide-ranging travels reveals a new side of the man. Eloquent and powerful, Thomas Jefferson's letters and travel diaries from his years abroad as the U.S. minister to France spill onto the pages of this volume in wonderful detail, covering the full range of his interests and passions. Editor Anthony Brandt has sifted through the myriad of writings from this rich period of Jefferson's career to present not only the politician and diplomat but Thomas Jefferson the lover, the father, the farmer, the architect, the man about town, the scientist, the visionary. Jefferson emerges at the end a fully dimensional man, with all his virtues, his flaws, and his extraordinary brilliance fleshed out, standing vividly before us. Thomas Jefferson formulated many of America's highest ideals. Here we see the man himself, and glimpse the world through his eyes.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1426200587
ISBN13:9781426200588
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:National Geographic Society
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
A Unique Perspective on Thomas Jefferson
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
As someone who has been reading about Thomas Jefferson for much of my life, and who has read many volumes of his correspondence, I find this selection of letters particularly impressive and illuminating. Anthony Brandt has chosen letters from Jefferson that let us see this man in all his complexity, showing us the statesman, the father, the friend, and the ever curious and discriminating traveler. But Brandt's judicious selection of letters to Jefferson from his large and varied circle make the portrait of this man and his time even more compelling. I am certain that this book will be indispensable for anyone who wishes to learn more about the endlessly fascinating Thomas Jefferson.
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
