Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- By Jon Meacham
- Paperback: 800 pages
- The #1 New York Times bestselling, rich, unprecedented biography of Thomas Jefferson, an original thinker, and a master politician, who helped create and sustain the American republic.
Jon Meacham brings to life the complete man, from birth to his last days--through the Revolutionary War and his years as President. We see the Founding Father who steered the states to nationhood, wrote the Declaration of Independence, and, as a master politician President, doubled the size of America through the Louisiana Purchase. With a powerful narrative, Meacham guides us through the life and extraordinary times of a man often admired but, before now, never truly understood in all his complexity.