Thomas Jefferson President and Philo..., Jon Meacham
Thomas Jefferson President and Philo..., Jon Meacham
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Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher

Author: Jon Meacham

Narrator: Edward Herrmann

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/09/2014

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

In this special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham, young listeners will learn about the life and political philosophy of one of our Founding Fathers.
 
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. But he was also a lawyer and an ambassador, an inventor and a scientist. He had a wide range of interests and hobbies, but his consuming interest was the survival and success of the United States.
 
This audiobook contains a note from Meacham, as well as sections throughout the text about subjects such as the Boston Tea Party, the Library of Congress, and Napoléon Bonaparte. Additional materials include a timeline; a family tree; a Who’s Who in Jefferson’s world; sections on Jefferson’s original writings and correspondence, “inventions,” interests, places in Jefferson’s world, finding Jefferson in the United States today, additional reading, organizations, and websites; notes; a bibliography; and an index. This adaptation, ideal for those interested in American presidents, biographies, and the founding of the American republic, is an excellent example of informational writing and reflects Meacham’s extensive research using primary source material.

Includes a bonus PDF of timelines, writings, and a bibliography.

About The Author

Jon Meacham is the author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power and American Lion, his Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Andrew Jackson, as well as the bestsellers American Gospel and Franklin and Winston. He is an executive editor at Random House. He and his wife live with their three children in Nashville and Sewanee, Tennessee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on June 04, 2020

Although the introduction makes it clear that this was written for older kids (mid teens & up, I'd guess) & was fairly short, it was still pretty thorough. Whole books could & have been written about various aspects of his life, even single decisions, but this covers the entire man & does an excelle......more

Goodreads review by Diane on January 23, 2015

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the US and the writer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a brilliant man -- well versed in literature, philosophy and science. In this young adult, illustrated version of Meacham's book Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, young readers get a g......more

Goodreads review by Edward on February 12, 2019

While there is quite a bit of information in this book some of the conclusions are based on faulty logic. We find that often in biographies written by authors in love with the subject. For instance the question about Sally Hemmings is just taken as true with no supporting evidence and a complete dis......more

Goodreads review by Sally on July 12, 2020

Excellent book for MS/JH age, and this old lady enjoyed it as well!......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on March 24, 2021

Great book So many thoughts ran through my head while listening to it Jefferson did many things but my favorites were that he was continuously reading and continuously trying to keep his social relationships smooth I have two big conclusions after finishing the book One, politics bring out the worse in......more