![]() ![]() Navy and the fortification of America's reputation regarding national defense. The Barbary War, a lesser-known chapter of his political career, led to the building of the U.S. ![]() ![]() He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France, doubling the size of the nation, and authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition, opening up the American frontier. Predicting that slavery would shape the future of America's development, this professed proponent of emancipation continued to own human property. Conflicted by power, Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and acted as Minister to France yet yearned for a quieter career in the Virginia legislature. Hitchens brings the character of Jefferson to life as a man of his time and also as a symbolic figure beyond it. ![]()
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