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Thomas Jefferson

by John Torrey Morse

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Originally published in 1898, Thomas Jefferson a classic biography of the man who so deeply ingrained the republican ideals of the Founding Fathers into American society. As such, it is the kind of work that avoids the trap of noticing everything that went unnoticed in the past while failing to notice all that the past deemed notable. Immediately lauded by the critics when it was first published, John T. Morse's biography of Jefferson was embraced by the reading public.
Today, its republication is a welcome opportunity to remind leaders today of the great story of liberty that enabled the young American nation to become an undisputed world power and a beacon of freedom to oppressed people everywhere. Thomas Jefferson was a brilliant and complex man who was practically born into America's ruling elite. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, in the Continental Congress, as ambassador to the French court, as governor of Virginia, as secretary of state under George Washington, as vice president under John Adams, and as president.
The author of the Declaration of Independence, he was also the founder of the University of Virginia and established the Library of Congress. Despite all these credentials, Jefferson was hardly considered a member of the establishment of his day. Indeed, he was best known as a revolutionary populist. When he won the presidential election of 1800, it was dubbed a kind of bloodless revolution. He brought to the presidency a philosophy of representative government firmly rooted in the rights and liberties of individuals. As a result, he helped to dramatically change the character of the nation.

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Book details

Author
John Torrey Morse
Imprint
Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Pages
254
Formats
Paperback
Series
American Statesman
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography › Presidents & Heads of State
Biography & Autobiography › Historical
Topics
Founding Fathers · presidential biography · American history · political history · early American republic · historical biography
ISBN-13
9781581824094

About the author

JOHN TORREY MORSE JR. was an American historian and biographer who served as editor of the American Statesmen Series and co-editor of the International Review alongside Henry Cabot Lodge. His books included biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin, as well as legal works such as A Treatise on the Law of Banks and Banking and Famous Trials.

Morse was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1862 and wrote widely on public policy, economics, and social theory. He also produced biographies of Alexander Hamilton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and The Law of Arbitration and Award.

Morse was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in 1937 at the age of ninety-six.

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Format: Paperback