Martha Jefferson - An Intimate Life With Thomas Jefferson

Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson's greatest love and true kindred spirit. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources, including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes, William Hyland captures the charm, sophistication, grace and a profound sense of history of this little known and elusive figure.

List of contents

I.INTRODUCTION
II.THE FOREST
III.LITTLE JACK
IV.THE WIDOW
V.LOVE
VI.PATSY AND POLLY
VII.'UNCHEQUERED HAPPINESS'
VIII.WAR
IX.A PROMISE
X.SUICIDE
XI.PARIS
XII.EPILOGUE: SALLY HEMINGS AND MARTHA JEFFERSON

About the author

William G. Hyland Jr., a professor of law at Stetson University and practicing attorney, is the author of In Defense of Thomas Jefferson: The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal, and Long Journey with Mr. Jefferson: The Life of Dumas Malone.

Summary

Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest love and true kindred spirit. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources, including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes, William Hyland captures the charm, sophistication, grace and a profound sense of history of this little known and elusive figure.

Product details

• Authors: William G Hyland, William G. Hyland
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2015
• EAN: 9781442239838
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3983-8
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Politische Führer und Führung