Real Thomas Jefferson

As the English novelist Samuel Butler once noted, "Though God cannot alter the past, historians can."  His observation is especially applicable to our changing perceptions of great historical personalities, most of whom are relentlessly "reinterpreted" by each new generation of biographers.  There is no better example of this kind of metamorphosis than Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. In this biography of Thomas Jefferson, you will meet the real man as he is allowed to present much of his story in his own words.  A man who: Lost his wife when she was only 33, and lost four children before the age of three. Created the masterpiece of his life, the Declaration of Independence, at the young age of 33. Served as governor of war-torn Virginia and once escaped British capture by only minutes. Was one of the geniuses behind the American Constitution, even though he was serving in France during the Constitutional Convention.