We think of jefferson as the embodiment of noble ideals, as he was, but meacham shows that he was a practical politician more than a moral theorist. This book contains a note from meacham and over 100 archival illustrations. The art of power by jon meacham available from rakuten kobo. Mar 12, 2020 jon meacham is the author, most recently, of thomas jefferson. The art of power is a true triumph, a brilliant biography. A philosopher and a politician, we see in this vivid portrait, the political genius which allowed h. Meacham received the pulitzer prize for his 2008 biography of andrew jackson, and has also written about franklin roosevelt and winston churchill as well as the civil rights movement and the influence of religion in american. Thomas jefferson by jon meacham penguin books australia. Meacham, who teaches at vanderbilt university and at the university of the south, is a fellow of the society of. Jon meacham lets us see jeffersons world as jefferson himself saw it, and to. President and philosopher hardcover september 9, 2014 by jon meacham author. This is a thrilling and affecting portrait of our first philosopherpolitician.
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Nov 11, 2012 the authors exhaustive research resulted in both a pulitzer prize and a national book award and gave fresh energy to the image of jeffersonashypocrite, as jon meacham observes in his. The art of power was written by jon meacham, also the author of american lion, and franklin and winston. The authors exhaustive research resulted in both a pulitzer prize and a national book award and gave fresh energy to the image of jeffersonashypocrite, as jon meacham observes in his. Less than a quarter of the text covers jeffersons eight years as president. The subtitle suggests a focus on jeffersons political philosophy and twoterm presidency, but meacham instead attempts to touch upon all aspects of his full and rich life. He is also the author of the new york times bestsellers thomas jefferson.
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