Thomas Jefferson: Author of America

Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
Cover of the first edition
Author	Christopher Hitchens
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Thomas Jefferson
Publisher	Harper Collins
Publication date	2005
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	188
ISBN	0-06-059896-4
OCLC	60525341
Dewey Decimal	973.4/6092 B 22
LC Class	E332 .H66 2005b

Thomas Jefferson: Author of America is a short biography of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (1801–09) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), by author, journalist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens.

It was released as a part of Harper Collins' Eminent Lives series of "brief biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures."^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

The book has been praised by critics. Ted Widmer of The New York Times wrote, "Hitchens brings a refreshing perspective to the task, both in that he has not written at length about the founding moment and in that he sees Jefferson from the perspective of a Briton, albeit an Americanized one."^[3] Publishers Weekly similarly described it as a "brief yet dense biography" and called it "a fascinating character study and an excellent review of early American history."^[4] Kirkus Reviews called it "a lucid, gently critical view of the great president and empire-builder and most literate of politicians."^[5]

References[]

^ Hitchens, Christopher (2005). Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-059896-4.
^ "Living in Thomas Jefferson's Fictions". NPR. June 1, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ Widmer, Ted (July 17, 2005). "Two Cheers for Jefferson". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ "Thomas Jefferson: Author of America". Publishers Weekly. May 30, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
^ "Thomas Jefferson: Author of America". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

v t Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) 2nd Vice President of the United States (1797–1801) 1st U.S. Secretary of State (1790–1793) U.S. Minister to France (1785–1789) Delegate, Congress of the Confederation (1783-1784) 2nd Governor of Virginia (1779–1781) Delegate, Second Continental Congress (1775–1776)
Founding documents of the United States	A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774) Olive Branch Petition (initial draft; 1775) Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (1775) Declaration of Independence (1776) Committee of Five authored physical history "All men are created equal" "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" "Consent of the governed" Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1777 draft and 1786 passage Freedom of religion Land Ordinance of 1784 Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance (1787)
French Revolution	Co-author, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
Presidency	Inaugural addresses 1801 1805 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Expedition Corps of Discovery timeline Empire of Liberty Red River Expedition Pike Expedition Cumberland Road Embargo Act of 1807 Chesapeake–Leopard affair Non-Intercourse Act First Barbary War Native American policy Marbury v. Madison West Point Military Academy State of the Union Addresses 1801 1802 1805 Cabinet Federal judicial appointments
Other noted accomplishments	Early life and career Franco-American alliance Founder, University of Virginia history Ratification Day Anti-Administration party Democratic-Republican Party Jeffersonian democracy First Party System republicanism Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States (1790) Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions A Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1801) American Creed Jefferson disk Swivel chair
Jeffersonian architecture	Barboursville Farmington Monticello gardens Poplar Forest University of Virginia The Rotunda The Lawn Jefferson Hall Virginia State Capitol White House Colonnades
Other writings	Notes on the State of Virginia (1785) European journey memorandums (1787) Indian removal letters The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (c. 1819) Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment American Philosophical Society American Revolution patriots Member, Virginia Committee of Correspondence Committee of the States Founding Fathers of the United States Jefferson and education Religious views Jefferson and slavery Jefferson and the Library of Congress Jefferson Pier Pet mockingbird National Gazette Residence Act Compromise of 1790 Sally Hemings Jefferson–Hemings controversy Betty Hemings Separation of church and state The American Museum magazine Virginia dynasty Ward republic
Elections	Presidential elections 1796 1800 1804
Legacy and memorials	Bibliography Jefferson Memorial Mount Rushmore Birthday Thomas Jefferson Building Jefferson Territory Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Jefferson Lecture Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service Karl Bitter statues Columbia University statue Louisville statue University of Virginia statue David d'Angers statue Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Thomas Jefferson Foundation Jefferson Lab Monticello Association Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson College Thomas Jefferson School of Law Thomas Jefferson University Washington and Jefferson National Forests Peaks and mountains Jefferson Rock Other placenames Jefferson–Jackson Day Currency depictions Jefferson nickel Two-dollar bill Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollar 250th Anniversary silver dollar U.S. postage stamps Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Popular culture	Ben and Me (1953 short) 1776 1969 musical 1972 film Jefferson in Paris (1995 film) Thomas Jefferson (1997 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Jefferson's Garden (2015 play) Hamilton 2015 musical 2020 film Washington (2020 miniseries) Wine bottles controversy
Family	Martha Jefferson (wife) Martha Jefferson Randolph (daughter) Mary Jefferson Eppes (daughter) Harriet Hemings (daughter) Madison Hemings (son) Eston Hemings (son) Thomas J. Randolph (grandson) Francis Eppes (grandson) George W. Randolph (grandson) John Wayles Jefferson (grandson) Frederick Madison Roberts (great-grandson) Peter Jefferson (father) Jane Randolph Jefferson (mother) Lucy Jefferson Lewis (sister) Randolph Jefferson (brother) Isham Randolph (grandfather) William Randolph (great-grandfather)
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v t Christopher Hitchens
Bibliography Political views
Works written	Imperial Spoils Blood, Class, and Nostalgia The Missionary Position Prepared for the Worst No One Left to Lie To Unacknowledged Legislation Letters to a Young Contrarian The Trial of Henry Kissinger Why Orwell Matters A Long Short War Love, Poverty, and War Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man": A Biography God Is Not Great Hitch-22 Arguably Mortality
Works edited	Blaming the Victims The Portable Atheist
Other	57901 Hitchens Hell's Angel The Trials of Henry Kissinger Peter Hitchens Hitchens's razor

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