A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
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| Having read with interest dozens of books about this period in American history, my view is this work falls sadly short. To the point, it's about the author's views being portrayed as facts. On page 6 'America, however, never enjoyed abler representation in a foreign capital.' 'Never' certainly covers a lot of ground... Page 9 Larson definitively states Abigail Adams was Jefferson's 'itellectual equal'. Really??? She was certainly a savvy woman and a good letter writer, but Jefferson's equal? Page 11 casually relates that Jefferson's father had instilled in him a 'craving for material possessions'. Is having an appreciation for finer things the same as craving material possessions? This is nearly a 300 page book which, if read in its entirety, will keep you on your guard for the questionable and gratuitous. |
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