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The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams 20 reviews
John Adams
The University of North Carolina Press, 1988
Not a book about History, this IS History
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and to be able to share in the thoughts and happenings of important places and people? Well, if your desires in that regard include the office of the Presidency of the United States and the early days following the American Revolution, that is exactly what this book provides.
As was typical of statesmen of that day, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams ...
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The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton ...6 reviews
Peter Weiss
Scribner, 1978
Provocative and Mind Stimulating Material
Maybe you have seen the film "Quills" and it has sparked an interest in you about the Marquis de Sade. Or maybe you are a history buff and are interested in the time of the French revolution, or perhaps you just love a really good thought-provoking play. If any of those things holds your interest you are in for a really marvelous read. 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean Paul Marat as ...
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A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar6 reviews
Candace Fleming
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004
Great for Reading to Younger Children
I have read this book to my two grandsons (Brooks nearly 4 and Pierce nearly 3 yrs old) and their interest and response to this book has been fun and surprising. The story interests them and the art illustrates the story very well. They enjoy finding the characters from the story in the associated pictures. Phineas Dobbs' grumbling has become an inside family joke. The boys go around the house ...
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Great Americans: Thomas Jefferson9 reviews
Nancy J. Skarmeas
Ideals Publications Incorporated, 1998
"Men of Men" (born of Women)
I will never be able to write a suitable review for this book - the scope of what lies between it's covers is far too great to do justice to in a review, and I am vastly inadequate to the task in any event. So, the one I write today comes from the heart - as one of the "posterity" they speak of as they went forward in their remarkable undertaking. As one of those they "did it for."
The ...
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The Pity of It All : A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-193315 reviews
Amos Elon
Picador, 2003
Simply Marvelous
The author describes the history of German Jewry in such an eloquent, informed and story-telling way that is just fascinating. Easy to read too. Excellent buy.
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Happy Baby Colors20 reviews
Roger Priddy
Priddy Books, 2001
great gift for baby
Purchased as a shower gift - parents report that the baby loves to turn the pages and giggle at the photos. Great choice.
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Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness10 reviews
Modern Library, 2004
A Jefferson book for all Americans
This is a book that all Americans should read now, and re-read over one's lifetime. The editor has done an incredible job of distilling from over 20,000 of Jefferson's letters his elevating, illumining and inspiring thoughts. It is an insight into the man, the times and the country he so deeply loved and so tirelessly worked to create, nurture, expand and sustain. So many times I found myself ...
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The Pity of It All: A History of the Jews in Germany, 1743-193315 reviews
Amos Elon
Metropolitan Books, 2002
One of the best
One of the best history books I read (and I read quite a few):
Well written, the past comes to life and what's more important you start to live it as if you don't know the future. One of the biggest problems in reading history is the fact you know "the answers" a privilege people don't have when they actually live and take decisions. This book gives you the feeling as if you almost are there ...
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The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson6 reviews
Forrest McDonald
University Press of Kansas, 1987
A breathtaking treatment of the Jefferson presidency
McDonald wrenches Jefferson out of the prism of 20th century admirers and detractors to see him in his own time. He interprets the first term as a stunning success: to wit, Jefferson set about the dismantling of government over the lives of the Republic's citizens. For one brief shining moment the ideals of the Revolution reached their pinnacle. It was not, alas and inevitably, destined to ...
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Hangin' With Hilary Duff9 reviews
Laura Dower
Scholastic, 2003
If Your A Hilary Duff Fan, You Need To Get This Book!!!
I am a HUGE Hilary fan and when I saw this book at a book fair, I had to get it!!! This book can answer a lot of things that you may want to know about Hilary. The day I got the book I sat down and probably re-read it 4 times. I just couldn't get enough of it. It is almost like a long magazine, and not like a chapter book or anything. That's why I re-read it. I'm telling you, if you are a Hilary ...
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The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson (Constitutional and Democracy Series)3 reviews
David N. Mayer
Univ of Virginia Pr, 1994
Valuable resource for Thomas Jefferson historians
Having consumed most of the recent volumes on the life and times of our third president, I would have to say that Mayer's book is one of the strongest when it comes to the concrete exploration of his political thought processes. One of the reviewers on the back cover copy says that "Mayer allows Jefferson to speak for himself. This alone would recommend the work." Indeed. This is one of the ...
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello5 reviews
William L. Beiswanger, Peter J. Hatch, ...
The University of North Carolina Press, 2002
A Great Look at a Great Home
This work successfully links the many unique qualities of Thomas Jefferson's personality to the unique qualities of the home that he designed and spent most of his life building and rebuilding. All of the intriguing features of this home are covered.
Anyone interested in this remarkable man and his home who is unable to visit Monticello in person should strongly consider this work.
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Mary Jemison: White Woman of the Seneca4 reviews
Rayna M. Gangi
Clear Light Books, 1996
Mary Jemison: Our Local Ledgend Comes to Life
This interpretation of the life of Mary Jemison as written by Ranya M. Gangi is wonderful. It is one of the few versions that is actually approved by the Seneca Nation, and also features an epilogue by Pete Jemison, who I met along with Wanda Jemison as a small child. This story of Mary Jemison is focused on the harsh reality that occured when she was captured in Pennsylvania and given as a ...
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President's Daughter4 reviews
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Ballantine Books, 1995
good sequel
I enjoyed this book, even though i don't agree with some of the decisions harriet made in the book. It was good she was able to buy one of her family member at the slave auctions. I think both of her husband's would have loved her even though, she had black in her, but overall it was a good read, to let you know what happened to some of the characthers first met in Sally hemming.
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison3 reviews
James E. Seaver
Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1992
Firsthand account of Captive who became tribal Matriarch
They say if you visit New York State you will find her
descendants; many native-americans have her last name.
Taken captive; her parents killed - Mary becomes part of
a native-american family. She married a Delaware (Lenape)
warrior, with whom she was very content and has many
children. This is a dramatic, true story, told in her own
words. She is in her 80's, and reminisces about her ...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON (Great Achievers Series)5 reviews
Bober
Aladdin, 1993
The Most Lively Biography On The Market
Thomas Jefferson is to me: one of the most admirable people in history.This book has an amazing fictional aproach but yet it is still factual and educational and you can still be one of the biggest Jefferson buffs out there and not have to do years of studying.This book is to me the most animated biography that mosturizes dry facts to fertile entertainment.
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Steam: The Untold Story of America's First Great Invention4 reviews
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
A Brilliant Achievement
Sutcliffe really does tell a compelling story about "America's first great invention" which, to the best of my knowledge, has not been adequately told until now. Most of us learned early in life that Robert Fulton invented the first steam-powered boat, just as we were also told in school that Thomas Edison invented almost everything else, including the light bulb. In fact, James Rumsey and John ...
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The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson4 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Jefferson from the neck up
JFK once held a state dinner for all American-born Nobel laureates. At one point during the festivities, he rose to offer a toast, remarking that there hadn't been so much talent gathered in the White House dining room since Thomas Jefferson ate there alone.
The laureates took the unintended slight with good grace. How could they have not? Thomas Jefferson was without doubt our most ...
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Jefferson's Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy and Theology3 reviews
Allen Jayne
University Press of Kentucky, 1998
Wonderful book on the source of Jefferson's ideas
For generations, historians have examined the Declaration of Independence looking for the source of Jefferson's ideas. Many have looked to John Locke and his Second Treatise on Government as the main source. While acknowledging Locke as an important source for Jefferson, Jayne also suggests that there were other sources for Jefferson's thought. In researching for this book, Jayne examined ...
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My Head and My Heart: Sex, Love, Life, and the Unconscious4 reviews
Jorge Dr De Gregorio
Random House, 2000
This Book Might Scare You Straight Into Analysis
Want to know what sex, dreams, and sprained knees have in common? Want to understand the unconscious psychodramas that ignited when Bill's coatsleeve touched Monica's breast? If you can handle a little home truth with your voyeurism, this book should not be missed. Read it if you ever took sides in the Clinton impeachment affair that split the American psyche. Read it if you ever ...
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