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Book SynopsisEagerly awaited by readers of Alf Mapp's best-selling Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity, this final volume follows Jefferson from his inauguration as President in 1801 to his death at the age of eighty-three on July 4, 1826.
Trade ReviewA fresh interpretation. . . . No previous biography matches this one in depicting Jefferson's far-ranging and insatiable intellect, his sense of humor or the spiritual dimension of his thought. * Publishers Weekly *
An engrossing biography that pays full tribute to Jefferson's personal genius and political achievements. * Kirkus *
A fine sequel to the first volume, written with clarity and style . . . the conclusion of a most ambitious Jefferson biography. -- Jack McLaughlin, author of Jefferson and Monticello, a National Book Award nominee
Alf Mapp's second volume on Thomas Jefferson is even better than his first. This picture of Jefferson's life, character, and achievements from the time of his presidency until his death is brilliantly revealing and sharply etched. The catholicity of his genius and his astonishing accomplishments despite waning strength, physical ills and impending financial disaster are masterfully described. * Virginius Dabney *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Great Experiment Chapter 2: A Reasonable Revolutionist Chapter 3: The Battle Is Joined Chapter 4: Lonely Labor and Public Scandal Chapter 5: Wonderful Year Chapter 6: Private Loss and Public Triumph Chapter 7: "Descent into the Maelstrom" Chapter 8: Buccaneers and Rebels Chapter 9: The "Little Emperor" and the Blind Giants Chapter 10: Through the Storm Chapter 11: Measure of a President Chapter 12: Shadows on the Mountain Chapter 13: "Diffusion of Knowledge" Chapter 14: War and Friendship Chapter 15: "Of Cabbages and Kings" Chapter 16: No Royal Road Chapter 17: "A Race Between Education and Catastrophe" Chapter 18: Broad Vistas Chapter 19: Captain, Drummer, and Flagbearer Chapter 20: Imperiled Triumph Chapter 21: The Last Fourth Chapter 22: Who Is He?
