"Most blessed of the patriarchs" : Thomas Jefferson and the empire of the imagination
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Published
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2016.
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Status
Port Angeles - Talking Books
AUDBK 973.46 GORDON
1 available
AUDBK 973.46 GORDON
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Talking Books | AUDBK 973.46 GORDON | Available |
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Published
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2016.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
12 sound discs (14 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
In container (17 cm.).
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Karen Chilton.
Description
Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. The authors team up to present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Tracing Jefferson's development and maturation from his youth to his old age, the authors explore what they call the "empire" of Jefferson's imagination--his expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment, who often likened himself to an ancient figure--"the most blessed of the patriarchs."