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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (eBook)

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  • In this biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.

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Available from:About this book:
  • Print Length: 1159 pages
  • In this biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.

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Jul 6, 2026 4:03 PM
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ClayRJul 6, 2026 4:03 PM
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Great read
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Jul 6, 2026 4:12 PM
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smolenskylawJul 6, 2026 4:12 PM
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Looks like an excellent deal. Thanks!
Jul 7, 2026 2:31 AM
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chris.whitefordJul 7, 2026 2:31 AM
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Is this a good book?
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Jul 7, 2026 3:09 AM
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Jul 7, 2026 3:09 AM
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Google Play Books link seems broken. This one should work: https://play.google.com/store/boo...FUTfvFquEC

Thanks OP!
Jul 7, 2026 3:41 AM
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TealSpaniel3837Jul 7, 2026 3:41 AM
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Quote from chris.whiteford View quoted comment :
Is this a good book?
After reading the sample chapter describing Jefferson as attractive and verile, I'm going to assume this is a puff piece that likely ignores that he sexually assaulted enslaved girls he owned and that French philosophers of the time found it hypocritical that he did this when writing so much about freedoms. I was not allowed to access the section of Montecello in the samples so I cannot confirm if they mention the constant financial troubles he had due to owning people and The Sunk Cost Fallacy that many slave owners of the time clung to.
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Jul 7, 2026 9:49 AM
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TheSavvyOneJul 7, 2026 9:49 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 View quoted comment :
After reading the sample chapter describing Jefferson as attractive and verile, I'm going to assume this is a puff piece that likely ignores that he sexually assaulted enslaved girls he owned and that French philosophers of the time found it hypocritical that he did this when writing so much about freedoms. I was not allowed to access the section of Montecello in the samples so I cannot confirm if they mention the constant financial troubles he had due to owning people and The Sunk Cost Fallacy that many slave owners of the time clung to.
There was no hypocrisy and it is incredible that people today can still be as clueless as the French revolutionary critics of the 1700s. The U.S. founding was not an act of universal emancipation, but a project designed solely for the founders and their posterity.
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Jul 7, 2026 2:06 PM
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StupidMattBradleyJul 7, 2026 2:06 PM
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Quote from TheSavvyOne View quoted comment :
There was no hypocrisy and it is incredible that people today can still be as clueless as the French revolutionary critics of the 1700s. The U.S. founding was not an act of universal emancipation, but a project designed solely for the founders and their posterity.
Maybe you could cut us just a little slack because we (and the clueless French revolutionaries) weren't actually there like you were.
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Jul 7, 2026 3:54 PM
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justyeJul 7, 2026 3:54 PM
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You look back at the old days - remember those when horse carriages said "Made in the USA" - and people say, "What happened to the guys like Thomas Jefferson?" Seriously. They don't make them like that anymore. Look at the size of the wig on that guy. Massive, powerful wig. People ask, "Where are those kinds of leaders?" And you know what, we don't have those people anymore. We have stupid leaders, who are a laughingstock. Nobody respects us anymore.

He wrote the Declaration of Independence. So true. Can you believe it? Now we have leaders who, at BEST, could write a Declaration of Incompetence. A Declaration of how to get the country ripped off, swindled, and treated like LOSERS!
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Jul 7, 2026 8:18 PM
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TheSavvyOneJul 7, 2026 8:18 PM
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Quote from StupidMattBradley View quoted comment :
Maybe you could cut us just a little slack because we (and the clueless French revolutionaries) weren't actually there like you were.
Don't worry. I got you, boo.

"Our posterity"; "three-fifths compromise"; "free white persons"; distinguishing "We the People" from "Other Persons" (enslaved blacks) and "Indians not taxed"

I can't believe I even have to say this. Then again, there are too many people who think an Emma Lazarus poem is official US immigration policy. 🤦 ♂️
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Jul 8, 2026 12:45 AM
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OrangebassJul 8, 2026 12:45 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 View quoted comment :
After reading the sample chapter describing Jefferson as attractive and verile, I'm going to assume this is a puff piece that likely ignores that he sexually assaulted enslaved girls he owned and that French philosophers of the time found it hypocritical that he did this when writing so much about freedoms. I was not allowed to access the section of Montecello in the samples so I cannot confirm if they mention the constant financial troubles he had due to owning people and The Sunk Cost Fallacy that many slave owners of the time clung to.
And they think that this country is a "Christian" country founded on Christian principles LOL
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Jul 8, 2026 5:20 AM
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NathanL6760Jul 8, 2026 5:20 AM
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Quote from TheSavvyOne View quoted comment :
Don't worry. I got you, boo.

"Our posterity"; "three-fifths compromise"; "free white persons"; distinguishing "We the People" from "Other Persons" (enslaved blacks) and "Indians not taxed"

I can't believe I even have to say this. Then again, there are too many people who think an Emma Lazarus poem is official US immigration policy. 🤦 ♂️
Do you think it should have been five fifths?
Jul 8, 2026 12:09 PM
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TealSpaniel3837Jul 8, 2026 12:09 PM
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Quote from Orangebass View quoted comment :
And they think that this country is a "Christian" country founded on Christian principles LOL
Most of the "Founding Fathers" were Deists, not Christians as many purport from politically motivated rewritings of history. I often site Article 11 "the Treaty of Tripoli" for an understanding that this is not a "Christian Nation" as Article 11 was ratified by Congress and Signed by the President.
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Jul 9, 2026 4:49 AM
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TheSavvyOneJul 9, 2026 4:49 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 View quoted comment :
Most of the "Founding Fathers" were Deists, not Christians as many purport from politically motivated rewritings of history. I often site Article 11 "the Treaty of Tripoli" for an understanding that this is not a "Christian Nation" as Article 11 was ratified by Congress and Signed by the President.
The vast majority of the Founding Fathers were Christians, comprising both Roman Catholics and members of various Protestant denominations. A smaller minority held non-Christian deistic or rationalist theistic views. Notably, there were zero Founders who identified as atheist, Hindu, Buddhist, or Muslim.

Furthermore, while the Constitution doesn't explicitly mention Christianity, it is historically inaccurate to deny the influence Christian thought had on the nation's founding frameworks.
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Jul 9, 2026 4:57 AM
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TheSavvyOneJul 9, 2026 4:57 AM
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Quote from Orangebass View quoted comment :
And they think that this country is a "Christian" country founded on Christian principles LOL
Although not an explicitly Christian country, it was, in fact, founded on Christian principles LOL 🤡

It's obvious that Christian morality and vocabulary shaped the culture and private beliefs of many Founders. That being said, one can still acknowledge the government itself was not designed to enforce doctrine LOL
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Jul 9, 2026 8:14 AM
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SociableBelieve6170Jul 9, 2026 8:14 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 View quoted comment :
After reading the sample chapter describing Jefferson as attractive and verile, I'm going to assume this is a puff piece that likely ignores that he sexually assaulted enslaved girls he owned and that French philosophers of the time found it hypocritical that he did this when writing so much about freedoms. I was not allowed to access the section of Montecello in the samples so I cannot confirm if they mention the constant financial troubles he had due to owning people and The Sunk Cost Fallacy that many slave owners of the time clung to.
He never sexually assaulted slaves. The Nature piece originally detailing the accusation had to be rescinded due to the author's lies and he was reprimanded. This is just public school propaganda.
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