Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty. In Jefferson, John B. Boles plumbs every facet of Thomas Jefferson?'s life, all while situating him amid the sweeping upheaval of his times. We meet Jefferson the politician and political thinkeras well as Jefferson the architect, scientist, bibliophile, paleontologist, musician, and gourmet. We witness him drafting of the Declaration of Independence, negotiating the Louisiana Purchase, and inventing a politics that emphasized the states over... - Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty. |