The Women Jefferson Loved

by Virginia Scharff

Book Overview

"A focused, fresh spin on Jeffersonian biography." --Kirkus Reviews

In the tradition of Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Monticello and David McCullough's John Adams, historian Virginia Scharff offers a compelling, highly readable multi-generational biography revealing how the women Thomas Jefferson loved shaped the third president's ideas and his vision for the nation. Scharff creates a nuanced portrait of the preeminent founding father,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061227080
• ISBN13: 9780061227080
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"