7/8/2023 0 Comments American sphinx joseph ellis![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking personally – having read the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson – I can say that Jefferson’s brief brief moments of deep feeling are so so moving, more so than Adams’ more regular effusions – because you sense that these moments really COST Jefferson something. But even then … you can feel his formal manner protecting … what? Protecting something. ![]() Perhaps the closest he came to it was with Adams himself at the ends of their lives when they renewed their friendship. Jefferson, too, is more of an enigma than John Adams was – Adams was pretty much whatyou see is what you get – He also unburdened himself to his wife in letter after letter after letter – so he really had an intimate personal relationship with someone where he could really be himself, flaws and all. My favorite of all of his contemplative biographies – he really just hits his stride here. Next book in my American history section is American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph (“Yeah. ![]()
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