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

from Mitchell_Bergeson_Jr

I really liked this book. It is written in a popular format for lay people, but it is highly informative and entertaining. Some people have complained that it glossed over some important details, but I don't believe that's the fault of the author, or of the book. The fault lies in the format, and...

from maneekuhi

I like Jon Meacham, particularly his appearances on MSNBC. JM is one of their greatest asstes. As far as "Thomas Jefferson The Art of Power" (TJAP), I expected better. Interestingly, there is a blurb on the cover: "Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written." Probably? W...

from msaucier818

I just finished this solid book about our third President, Thomas Jefferson. It had been many years since I had read a book exclusively about Jefferson, and the first I can remember that basically defends him against the early Federalist leaning Founding Fathers. This was a good book in that is c...

from sherman1951

Jon Meacham's new biography of Thomas Jefferson is subtitled The Art of Power. One volume can hardly do Jefferson (or the reader) justice as Jefferson had several lives - revolutionary, author of the Declaration of Independence, first secretary of state, third president, architect, farmer, philos...

from mckait

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power managed to be an interesting read, and almost exhaustingly informative, without being an enjoyable one. I have read other biographies, other books about historic events or periods in history that were fare more enjoyable and reader friendly than this dry story o...