Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh

Thomas S. Kidd

Published by Yale University Press 2022

Thomas Jefferson

A Biography of Spirit and Flesh

Thomas S. Kidd

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300265323

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About this book

A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life

Author / Editor information

Thomas S. Kidd is distinguished professor of history at Baylor University. His books include Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father and Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis. He lives in Woodway, Texas.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. “If There Is Such a Thing as a Devil” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
2. “I Speak the Sentiments of America” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
3. “A Virginian Ought to Appear at the Head of This Business” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
4. “It Is Not in My Power to Do Anything More” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. “I Am But a Son of Nature” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6. “None of Us, No Not One, Is Perfect” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
7. “The Little Spice of Ambition” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
8. “Diamonds in a Dunghill” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
9. “Strange Inconsistant Man” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
10. “Coup de Grace” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
11. “Dreams of the Future” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Conclusion: “All That Has Passed” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 20 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9780300265323