Jefferson's Secrets

Burstein reinterprets hundreds of unceremonious letters among the president's retirement papers to discover a personalit... (more)

Burstein reinterprets hundreds of unceremonious letters among the president's retirement papers to discover a personality generally missing from published anthologies. The result is a moving and surprising work of history that sets a new standard, post-DNA, for the next generation's reassessment of the most evocative and provocative of this country's founders. (less)