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Mr. Jefferson's Women

Jon Kukla

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Vintage Books
14 October 2008
A much-needed examination of the seven women in Thomas Jefferson's life and their influence on his views regarding female roles in the new American society.

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From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political.

The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words ""all men are created equal,"" was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.
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Imprint:   Vintage Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   292g
ISBN:   9781400078578
ISBN 10:   1400078571
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive

Jon Kukla received his BA from Carthage College and his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. From 1973 through 1990 he directed historical research and publishing at the Library of Virginia. From 1992 to 1998 he was curator and then director of the Historic New Orleans Collection. From 2000 to 2007 he was director of Red Hill, The Patrick Henry National Memorial in Charlotte County, Virginia. He now lives and writes in Richmond, Virginia. www.jonkukla.com

Reviews for Mr. Jefferson's Women

“Fascinating. . . . Serious, meticulous, and well-written.” —The Boston Globe “A fine, critical and needed study of one aspect of Jefferson's complicated and extraordinary life.” —The Times-Picayune “Kukla knows his period. . . . As the last few years have made abundantly clear, Thomas Jefferson was rather less sterling than his prose.” —The New York Times Book Review“Will make people with open minds think again about what they believe.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Persuasive and entertaining.” —American Heritage


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