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WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER <br> Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found. <br>-Associated Press <br> [A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating. <br> -Richmond Times-Dispatch <br> Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience. <br> -Kirkus Reviews

<i>WASHINGTON POST</i> BESTSELLER Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found. <b>-Associated Press</b> [A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating. <b><i>-Richmond Times-Dispatch</i></b> Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience. <b><i>-Kirkus Reviews</i></b>

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER<br><br> Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found. <br>-Associated Press<br><br> [A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating. <br> -Richmond Times-Dispatch <br><br> Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience. <br> -Kirkus Reviews

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER -Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found.--Associated Press -[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating.--Richmond Times-Dispatch -Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience.--Kirkus Reviews

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found. -Associated Press [A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating. -Richmond Times-Dispatch Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience. -Kirkus Reviews

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Alan Pell Crawford is the author of Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman–and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America and Thunder on the Right: The “New Right” and the Politics of Resentment. His writings have appeared in American History, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, and he is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal. Crawford has had a residential fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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