Jefferson was reserved, withdrawn, even sphinx-like, a man full of contradictions. To do justice to Jefferson the man would require a great deal of psychological subtly. But before getting into differing opinions of Jefferson-of which there are endless-I shall talk about the writing, of which there may be more agreement. All of us came away with a strong distaste for Jefferson, as well as dissatisfaction for Meacham’s apologetic treatment of the man. In fact, I played the audiobook recording of this book on a family trip down to Virginia, on our way to visit Jefferson’s home, Monticello, thinking that Meacham’s biography would whet our thirst for Jefferson history.

I wanted to see the other side of the man, the side that so many have admired. Jefferson had come off rather badly in the two above-mentioned biographies. Nevertheless, I came to this book with a great deal of hope. This meant that I brought some strong preconceptions to the experience.

But my opinion might not be entirely fair, since it is colored by having read biographies of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams-two of Jefferson’s political foes-right before this, by two authors (Chernow and McCullough) whom I vastly prefer.

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