{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-the-art-of-power-9781400067664","title":"Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham, \"a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before\" \u003ci\u003e(Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.\"--Gordon S. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things--women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Meacham \u003c\/b\u003ereceived the Pulitzer Prize for his 2008 biography of Andrew Jackson, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lion\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, American Gospel, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFranklin and Winston\u003c\/i\u003e. Meacham, who teaches at Vanderbilt University and at The University of the South, is a fellow of the Society of American Historians. He lives in Nashville and in Sewanee with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726216499474,"sku":"9781400067664","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b2d790a-92a5-44a5-b854-24d1ed8cbfcf.jpg?v=1734858532","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thomas-jefferson-the-art-of-power-9781400067664","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}