In this new concise biography Thomas Jefferson historian R.B. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder not as a great political figure, but as leader of a "revolution of ideas that would make the world over again." Bernstein examines Jefferson's strengths and weaknesses, his achievements and failures, his triumphs, contradictions, and failings. Thomas Jefferson details his luxurious (and debt-burdened) life as a Virginia gentleman to his passionate belief in democracy, from his tortured defense of slavery to his relationship with Sally Hemings. An architect, inventor, writer,...
In this new concise biography Thomas Jefferson historian R.B. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder not as a great political figure, but a...
Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." It is in this simple epitaph that R.B. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder--not as a great political figure, but as leader of "a revolution of ideas that would make the world over again." In Thomas Jefferson, Bernstein offers the definitive short biography of this revered American--the first concise life in six decades. Bernstein deftly synthesizes the massive scholarship...
Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for R...
- -These essays epitomize the deep and broad impact that William Nelson has had on the writing of American legal history..- - David Thomas Konig, Washington University in St. Louis - - Bill Nelson's influence] is displayed in this wonderful collection.- - Larry Kramer, President, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation - -A fundamental contribution to our understanding of this country's legal history... Fine essays... A fitting tribute.- - Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University -A wonderful offering.- - Hendrik Hartog, Princeton University
- -These essays epitomize the deep and broad impact that William Nelson has had on the writing of American legal history..- - David Thomas Konig, Wash...
The Constitution of the United States is the product of a revolution in political thought as momentous as the winning of American independence. This profusely illustrated volume is a magnificent tribute to the oldest surviving charter of a federal republic. In a felicitous blend of words and pictures, Richard B. Bernstein retells the entire story of this revolution: the problems under the Articles of Confederation; the intense, often vituperative debate between Americans and Europeans over the brave new republican experiment; the arguing, reasoning, and reconciliation of interests before,...
The Constitution of the United States is the product of a revolution in political thought as momentous as the winning of American independence. Thi...
