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Thomas Jefferson was once regarded as the greatest of Founding Fathers, and It's easy to see why. He wrote the Declaration of Independents, founded the nation's first political party, and acquired the Louisiana Purchase.
But in recent years, his standing has taken a hit. There's his embrace of partisan politics, his embargo policy that caused the nation's first economic depression, and his long-running affair with Sally Hemings, his dead wife's half-sister who was 30 years younger than him and, oh yeah, also happened to be his slave.
A mixed legacy, to say the least.
From the Continental Congress to revolutionary France and the Louisiana Purchase, we'll follow Thomas Jefferson as he outmaneuvers his political rivals in pursuit of power to mold the nation's destiny, and does just about whatever else he pleases along the way.
Bibliography
1. Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power - Jon Meacham
2. James Madison - Richard Brookhiser
3. The Last Founding Father, James Monroe and A Nation’s Call to Greatness - Harlow G Unger
4. John Adams - David McCullough
5. John Quincy Adams - Harlow G Unger
6. Washington, A Life - Ron Chernow
7. Hamilton - Ron Chernow
8. The Life of Andrew Jackson - Robert V. Remin
9. The Presidents Fact Book - Roger Matuz
05/01/20 • 46 min
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[Abridged] Presidential Histories - 03.) Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809
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This is the abridged presidential histories with Kenny Ryan
Thomas Jefferson was once considered the greatest of America’s founding fathers.
And when you glance at Jefferson’s accomplishments, it’s easy to see why. He wrote the declaration of independence, he doubled the nation’s size with the Louisiana Purchase, and he founded the nation’s first political party, the Jeffersonian Republicans, who dominated the presidency for 28 unbroken years.
As recently as 1962,
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