num_pages: 736
description: Combining firsthand scholarship and material drawn from the Jefferson Papers, Willard Sterne Randall calls on his skills as an investigative journalist to challenge long-held assumptions about the reasoning, motives, and works of this sage, philosopher, politician, and romantic. Exploring both Jefferson’s interior and public struggles, Randall sheds important light on Jefferson’s thoughts on slavery and his relationship with the slave Sally Hemmings, as well as Revolutionary and diplomatic intrigues.
language: English
title: Thomas Jefferson: A Life
titlecomplete: Thomas Jefferson: A Life
characters: Thomas Jefferson
genres: Historical, History, Presidents, Biography, American History, American Revolution, Us Presidents, Biography Memoir, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1310
publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics