Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 00:15     Subject: Re:Thomas Jefferson biography
If he’s up for fiction, the very well researched Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase Riboud might be of interest.

https://www.amazon.com/Sally-Hemings-Novel-Rediscovered-Classics/dp/1556529457
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2022 23:28     Subject: Re:Thomas Jefferson biography
Historical fiction but I really liked America's First Daughter - you learn a lot about Jefferson and yes, his family.

https://www.amazon.com/Americas-First-Daughter-Stephanie-Dray-ebook/dp/B00ZP4KE70
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2022 16:04     Subject: Re:Thomas Jefferson biography
Anonymous wrote:I really liked Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy, and I’d recommend anything by Annette Gordon-Reed.
As a gift, I’d probably go with Jefferson and Monticello : the Biography of a Builder, by Jack McLaughlin. (Amazon still has one hard cover copy in stock if that matters, but paperbacks should be easy to find.)

Warning : Reading either of these books might ignite a burning desire to visit Monticello and UVA?








Thanks! I'll check these options out.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2022 19:23     Subject: Re:Thomas Jefferson biography
I really liked Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy, and I’d recommend anything by Annette Gordon-Reed.
As a gift, I’d probably go with Jefferson and Monticello : the Biography of a Builder, by Jack McLaughlin. (Amazon still has one hard cover copy in stock if that matters, but paperbacks should be easy to find.)

Warning : Reading either of these books might ignite a burning desire to visit Monticello and UVA?






Anonymous
Post 10/24/2022 16:24     Subject: Thomas Jefferson biography
Any recommendations for a particular Thomas Jefferson bio? After seeing Hamilton at the Kennedy Center, DH mentioned wanting to read up on TJ. Might make it a Christmas gift if he doesn't find a book for himself by then. Open to suggestions!