Jefferson on Jefferson

From: The Journal of Southern History | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Jefferson on Jefferson. By Paul M. Zall. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, c. 2002. Pp. [xvi], 160. $25.00, ISBN 0-8131-2235-X.)

The author of Franklin on Franklin (Lexington, Ky., 2000) and Lincoln on Lincoln (Lexington, Ky., 1999) attempts to encapsulate the life of yet another historical figure using the subject's own words. For the first two-thirds of ./efferson on Jefferson, Zall relies heavily on Jefferson's autobiography (1821), though even here Zall intersperses a few pertinent letters. Since Jefferson never completed the autobiography, Zall must rely on letters and other ...

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