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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"
- Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
- De: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf
- Narrado por: Karen Chilton
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 74
Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government.
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Disappointing
- De Steve en 06-09-16
- "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"
- Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
- De: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf
- Narrado por: Karen Chilton
Most Hammered of the Patriarchs
Revisado: 03-22-17
As a Southerner who has always been a huge TJ fan, I can quite readily accept the fact that he was seriously conflicted between his stated ideals of citizen equality (which he failed to fully extend to women and even moreso come to grips with toward the enslaved) and his personal life that clearly included taking advantage of his slave Sally Hemmings as his mistress. While this inconsistency certainly merits exploration, by the midpoint of the book I was really getting tired of the unrelenting way the author continually beat the listener over the head on this point. I felt this continual focus resulted in giving short shrift to the many other activities and accomplishments of this classic Renaissance man.
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