First published 2006
Renowned iconoclast Christopher Hitchens rejects the whitewashed myth of Thomas Jefferson, revealing the flesh-and-blood man behind the marble statue. From Jefferson's torrid love affairs to his dark hypocrisies, this incisive portrait challenges the nation's idealized vision of its third president. As Hitchens deftly unravels the web of contradictions at the heart of Jefferson's legacy, he lays bare the complicated truth of a revolutionary who failed to practice the equality he preached.
Genres: biography, historical-fiction, political-science, non-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
201 pages · Paperback