# Any good books on Thomas Jefferson?

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**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946 "2009-08-27T19:50:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946/1 "2009-08-27T19:50:09Z")

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I’m looking for one that is very readable; something that would give an insight to the human characteristics of Jefferson: his struggles with his faith, his good and his bad sides.

Any recommendations?

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946/2 "2009-08-27T19:52:38Z")

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[American Sphinx](http://www.amazon.com/American-Sphinx-Character-Thomas-Jefferson/dp/0679764410).

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946/3 "2009-08-27T22:05:06Z")

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[Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History](http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Fawn-McKay-Brodie/dp/0393317528/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251410617&sr=1-10) by Fawn Brodie.

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946/4 "2009-08-28T12:23:14Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> [American Sphinx](http://www.amazon.com/American-Sphinx-Character-Thomas-Jefferson/dp/0679764410).

My husband read this one and liked it, and I have enjoyed other books by Ellis.

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**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-books-on-thomas-jefferson/507946/5 "2009-08-28T12:49:39Z")

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> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#):
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> My husband read this one and liked it, and I have enjoyed other books by Ellis.

I enjoyed it too, Ellis is a good read.