Thomas Jefferson and His Times, Vol. 3
Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty

The third volume in Dumas Malones distinguished study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jeffersons life. It includes the story of the final and most crucial phase of his secretaryship of state, his retirement to Monticello, his assumption of the leadership of the opposition party, and the crisis during the halfwar with France when the existence of political expression was threatened and the freedom of individuals imperiled