American Sphinx | American Sphinx

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Author: Joseph J. Ellis
First Published: 1997
Type of Work: Biography
Time of Work: 1794-1826
Setting: The United States
Principal Characters: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: United States or Americans, Politics, Revolutionaries, Colonies or colonization, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Eighteenth century, Politicians, Government, International relations, Louisiana Purchase
Locales: United States

Among the giants of American history, Thomas Jefferson stands as one of the tallest. To the common person and the scholar alike, Jefferson has come to symbolize the vision and intellectual spark that founded the nation. No list of great Americans would be complete without him. Yet what do modern Americans really know of Jefferson’s character?

In his biography American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, Joseph J. Ellis sets out to demystify Jefferson and to evaluate “the animating principles that informed his public and private life.” Ellis, Ford Foundation...

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