His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09TWVW383 | 2022 | 24 hours and 4 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 687 MB
Author: Fred Kaplan
Narrator: Mark Bramhall
As he did for Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams, award-winning biographer Fred Kaplan offers a fresh, illuminating look at the life of Thomas Jefferson and his contributions as a writer. In this unique biography, Fred Kaplan emphasizes Thomas Jefferson's genius with language and his ability to use the power of words to inspire and shape a nation. A man renowned for many talents, writing was one of the major activities of the statemen's life, though much of his best, most influential writing-with the exception of the letters he wrote up to his death, numbering approximately 100,000-was done by 1789, when Jefferson was just 46. All of his works-from his earliest correspondence; his essays and proclamations, including A Summary View of British America, the Declaration of Independence, and Notes on the State of Virginia; his religious and scientific writings; his inaugural addresses; his addresses to Indian nations; and his exchanges with Washington, Madison, Hamilton, John and Abigail Adams, and dear friends such as Maria Cosway-demonstrate his remarkable intelligence, prescient wisdom, and literary flair and reveal the man in all his complex and controversial brilliance.