num_pages: 440
description: Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.
language: English
title: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
titlecomplete: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
characters: Thomas Jefferson
genres: Politics, Us Presidents, Biography, Historical, American History, Nonfiction, American Revolution, History, Presidents, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 28192
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: National Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Vintage Books