About the book
Jon Meacham's biography presents Thomas Jefferson as both politician and president, a thinker who could also maneuver, and as the early republic's most successful political leader. Jefferson hated confrontation, yet his grasp of power and human nature let him move people, marshal ideas, learn from his mistakes and prevail against fierce opposition, partisan division, economic uncertainty and outside threats. Meacham covers his passions, from books, science and architecture to gardens, Monticello and Paris, along with the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The research draws on archives in England, France and the United States, including unpublished Jefferson presidential papers. Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize winner whose earlier books include American Lion and Franklin and Winston.
Radio host Ken Coleman called it his favorite non-business book, citing his love of history and his fascination with Thomas Jefferson.
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Ken Coleman (Host/The Ken Coleman Show)
My favorite non-business book is Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham because I am a history nut, and I am fascinated by Thomas Jefferson.
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