Jefferson and the Rights of Man (Jefferson and His Time, Vol. 2) - Hardcover

Malone, Dumas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813923565 ISBN 13: 9780813923567

Publisher: University of Virginia Press, 2005

Synopsis

Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.

Volume 2. Jefferson and the Rights of Man
In this second volume, Malone recounts the eventful middle years of Jefferson’s life, beginning with the European mission and Jefferson’s ministry to France and continuing through his role in the French revolution and his memorable service as secretary of state in the first cabinet of George Washington.

About this title

About the Author

Dumas Malone (1892-1986) taught history at American universities such as Yale and Columbia and served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press before becoming the biographer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. His work as historian and biographer has earned him several honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the John F. Kennedy Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Review

Jefferson and the Rights of Man is better, even, than its predecessor, and that is saying a great deal. What I like particularly is that Malone... has by some great miracle, achieved something of Jefferson’s own combination of profundity and erudition and gracefulness.

(Henry Steele Commager)

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813923565
• ISBN 13: 9780813923567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 523