Jefferson The President by Dumas Malone
A detailed narrative of Thomas Jefferson’s years in the executive office, examining how his founding-era principles were tested by the practical demands of governance: the bold acquisition of the Louisiana Territory and sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition, efforts to shrink the national debt and curtail federal power, struggles with the Federalist-dominated judiciary and the fallout from Marbury v. Madison, diplomatic and commercial conflicts with Britain and France culminating in the Embargo Act, and domestic crises such as the Burr conspiracy — all set against persistent contradictions between his rhetoric about liberty and his ownership of slaves.
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