Thomas Jefferson: America's Philosopher-King [VINTAGE 1997, SECOND PRINTING]

Lerner, Max

Verlag: Transaction PUblishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1997

Beschreibung

As new condition blue cloth boards with white spine lettering contained in an as new condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction by Robert Schmuhl; Jefferson Chronology; Appendix: Jefferson as a Man of Letters; and Index. Edited by Robert Schmuhl. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart book jacket cover. "Lerner's reflective examination of Jefferson's entire career holds up amazingly well . this work stresses the contradictions and ambiguities to Jefferson's character. Though an admirer of Jefferson, Lerner provides balanced analysis. An excellent introduction to Jefferson for general readers; recommended for public libraries." -- Library Journal. "Max Lerner studied and assessed many presidents during more than six decades as an author, journalist, and professor, yet Thomas Jefferson received his most sustained attention. To Lerner, Jefferson came closest in the American context to Plato's "philosopher-king," a thinker and leader. Because of his keen sense of Jefferson's virtues and his unique place in United States history, Lerner began work on a book about Jefferson in 1957, but other writing assignments and academic responsibilities postponed conpletion until his final days. In this never before published volume, Lerner uses the facts of Jefferson's life and work as the springboard to insightful analysis and informed assessment. In considering Jefferson, Lerner combines biographical information, historical background, and analytical commentary. The result is a primer about Jefferson that not only describes his accomplishments, but discusses his problems and failures. As political fugures have declined in esteem in recent decades and the media have been more inclined to probe previously private facets of a person's life, historians, biographers, and others have revealed personal details about prominent figures who are dead. Jefferson, in particular, has received such treeatment. Two centuries after he helped create America, he remains a figure of enduring fascination within academic quarters and throughout the public at large. Max Lerner helps explain and clarify not only this unending fascination, but the timeless relevance of the nation's devoutly democratic yet singularly authentic "philosopher-king." Thomas Jefferson introduces a thinker and public fugre of enduring value to the general reader. It will also be of interst to scholars of American history and politics." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006789

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Thomas Jefferson: America's Philosopher-King...

Verlag: Transaction PUblishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Erscheinungsdatum: 1997

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New