{"product_id":"9780805069242","title":"Thomas Jefferson : The American Presidents Series: The 3rd President, 1801-1809","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Jefferson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joyce Appleby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating analysis of the man whose name is synonymous with American democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew presidents have embodied the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. He was the originator of so many of the founding principles of American democracy. Politically, he shuffled off the centralized authority of the Federalists, working toward a more diffuse and minimalist leadership. He introduced the bills separating church and state and mandating free public education. He departed from the strict etiquette of his European counterparts, appearing at state dinners in casual attire and dispensing with hierarchical seating arrangements. Jefferson initiated the Lewis and Clark expedition and seized on the crucial moment when Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana Territory, thus extending the national development. In this compelling examination, distinguished historian Joyce Appleby captures all of the richness of Jefferson's character and accomplishments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\" … UCLA historian Appleby (\u003ci\u003eInheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans\u003c\/i\u003e) has succeeded in writing as good a brief study of this complex man as is imaginable. Another in a series on the American chief executives edited by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., her elegant book is a liberal's take on the complex, sphinxlike founder of American liberalism.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805069242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Times Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594824233166,"sku":"9780805069242","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_997afbfc-b977-4c45-82f7-70501d3aa442.jpg?v=1637819164","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805069242","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}