Meticulously, Merrill D. Peterson put together a riveting autobiographical timeline of Thomas Jefferson’s life in, Thomas Jefferson Writings: Autobiography/Notes on the State of Virginia/Public and Private Papers/Addresses/Letters. The book reveals, from Jefferson’s viewpoint, how events shaped his personal philosophy and defined his career in politics. A great deal of descriptive information exists throughout the book, broken up into eight lengthy, however informative, chapters. Chapter One is the autobiography that Thomas Jefferson wrote when he was seventy-seven years of age, January 6th, 1821, that covered the life of Thomas Jefferson from 1743 through 1790, including the Declaration of Independence. Chapter Two is a detailed
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Primarily, the focal point is not the personal life of Thomas Jefferson, but rather, Thomas Jefferson the author and politician. In addition, historians, history professors, and English professors that are lecturing on Thomas Jefferson would serve themselves well studying the extensive content within this book. Furthermore, this book is an excellent source of information for anyone who desires to educate themselves about the man behind the writing of the Declaration of Independence, whom also became the third President of the United States. Because Thomas Jefferson authored the majority of this book, a first-hand account of the animosity that Thomas Jefferson held against the treatment that America was getting from England was helpful in the dissection of the Declaration of Independence. Being able to trace every step in the process of the creation of the Declaration of Independence was quite helpful. This tracing gave me a deeper insight into why Jefferson loathed the King of England (George III) so profusely and why Jefferson was so intent on declaring freedom. Finally, information throughout the book gave me knowledge as to why Thomas Jefferson explicitly applied the meticulously chosen literary devices, as he composed the Declaration of Independence. In conclusion, this book proved to be an informative and reliable source for background information into the making of the Declaration of Independence, and thus allowed the words of the document to come to life with its persuasive
Primarily, the focal point is not the personal life of Thomas Jefferson, but rather, Thomas Jefferson the author and politician. In addition, historians, history professors, and English professors that are lecturing on Thomas Jefferson would serve themselves well studying the extensive content within this book. Furthermore, this book is an excellent source of information for anyone who desires to educate themselves about the man behind the writing of the Declaration of Independence, whom also became the third President of the United States. Because Thomas Jefferson authored the majority of this book, a first-hand account of the animosity that Thomas Jefferson held against the treatment that America was getting from England was helpful in the dissection of the Declaration of Independence. Being able to trace every step in the process of the creation of the Declaration of Independence was quite helpful. This tracing gave me a deeper insight into why Jefferson loathed the King of England (George III) so profusely and why Jefferson was so intent on declaring freedom. Finally, information throughout the book gave me knowledge as to why Thomas Jefferson explicitly applied the meticulously chosen literary devices, as he composed the Declaration of Independence. In conclusion, this book proved to be an informative and reliable source for background information into the making of the Declaration of Independence, and thus allowed the words of the document to come to life with its persuasive