The Adams-Jefferson Letters
The correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraces government, philosophy, religion, quotidian, and family griefs and joys.
-Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1816
"he & myself have gone through so many scenes together that all his qualities have been proved to me, and I know him to possess so many good ones, as that I have never withdrawn my esteem..."
“I have long known mr Jefferson, and have ever entertained a friendship for him..."
"you can never be an hour in this man's company without something of the marvelous"
-John Quincy Adams, describing dinner conversation with Thomas Jefferson, 1804
The correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraces government, philosophy, religion, quotidian, and family griefs and joys.
In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they’ve come to so intimately know and understand, including: — David McCullough on John Adams — Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson — Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton
When Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, he left behind a series of mysteries that have captured the imaginations of historical investigators for generations. In Jefferson's Secrets Andrew Burstein draws on sources previous biographers have glossed over or missed entirely
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