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The Family Letters of Thomas Jefferson
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by Thomas Jefferson, Inc. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Edwin Morris Betts, and James Adam Bear
Sales Rank: 1100459
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$4.50
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on 11-17-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 506 pages
Published by: University Press of Virginia February 1986
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 081391096X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0813910963
Book Dimensions:
9 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Product Description
Thomas Jefferson was a prolific letter writer in a great letter-writing age: it has been estimated that he wrote and received as many as fifty thousand letters. He is here presented as a family man, painted chiefly by himself, but with the assistance of his fourteen children and grandchildren.
Reader Reviews
Next to journal reading, a compilation of personal letters is a good way to really get to know someone. This book is a collection of letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and his children & grandchildren over a long period of time. The book starts when the kids are young and he is away on his government duties. We find that times really hasn't changed that much as Jefferson constantly nags them to write him letters. As the kids grow older, they become much more prolific writers. The book becomes most interesting whenever the grandchildren mature and begin to write him during his presidency. In these letters, he shares tips and philosophy on life, economics, and general principles- even though we know he may not have put all of these into practice himself. My rating reflects the disappointment that the editors failed to structure the book in a way that fills in the blanks for the reader. As an example, the death of his daughter only triggers a footnote to one of the letters since the event caused a lapse in letter writing between the family during his return visit to Monticello. To find out what had happened, I had to consult other material. This book could be greatly improved if a revised edition would include dialog that would explain the events mentioned in the letters. In spite of this, you will like this book if you are a follower of Thomas Jefferson. This shouldn't be your first book or even your second volume on Jefferson, but if you are well versed on the history of this important man- then you will find much enjoyment within the pages.
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