Jefferson the President, First Term 1801-1805 (Jefferson & His Time (Blackstone Audio))

Malone, Dumas

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9780786161683: Jefferson the President, First Term 1801-1805 (Jefferson & His Time (Blackstone Audio))

ISBN 10: 078616168X ISBN 13: 9780786161683

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, 2007

The fourth volume in this Pulitzer Prize-winning work recounts Thomas Jefferson's eventful first presidential term. Though characterized by calmer seas than his second presidential voyage, Jefferson's first years in office find him confronting a nation deeply divided following the administrations of Washington and Adams. During this term he acquires the vast territory of Louisiana for the United States, challenges the growing power of the federal judiciary, continues to press his opposition to the Hamiltonian doctrine of an overriding central government, assumes the unchallenged leadership of his party, and is universally acknowledged as the preeminent American patron of science and general learning. This epic work of history and biography is a fascinating look at the life and times of one of American history's greatest men.

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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.

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