Thomas Jefferson by R. B. Bernstein. In Thomas Jefferson, author R. B. Bernstein offers the definitive short biography of this revered American. Included are all of Jefferson's triumphs, contradictions, and failings, from his luxurious (and debt-burdened) life as a Virginia gentleman to his passionate belief in democracy. Jefferson was multifaceted--an architect, inventor, writer, diplomat, propagandist, planter, party leader--and Bernstein explores all these roles even as... - Thomas Jefferson by R. B. Bernstein. |