Description: Democracy's Muse by Andrew Burstein Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description It explains how the founding generations most controversial partisan became essential to Americas quest for moral security--how he became, in short, democracys muse. Publisher Description In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigor. When Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the iconic Jefferson Memorial on the founders two hundredth birthday, in 1943, he declared the triumph of liberal humanism. Harry Truman claimed Jefferson as his favorite president, too. And yet Ronald Reagan was as great a Jefferson admirer as any Democrat. He had a go-to file of Jeffersons sayings and enshrined him as a small-government conservative.So, who owns Jefferson – the Left or the Right? The unknowable yet irresistible third president has had a tortuous afterlife, and he remains a fixture in todays culture wars. Pained by Jeffersons slaveholding, Democrats still regard him highly. Until recently he was widely considered by many African Americans to be an early abolitionist. Libertarians adore him for his inflexible individualism, and although he formulated the doctrine of separation of church and state, Christian activists have found intense religiosity between the lines in his pronouncements.The renowned Jefferson scholar Andrew Burstein lays out the case for both ""Democrat"" and ""Republican"" Jefferson as he interrogates historys greatest shape-shifter, the founder who has inspired perhaps the strongest popular emotions. In this timely and powerful book, Burstein shares telling insights, as well as some inconvenient truths, about politicized Americans and their misappropriations of the past, including the concoction of a ""Jeffersonian"" stance on issues that Jefferson himself could never have imagined.Here is one book that is more about ""us"" than it is about Jefferson. It explains how the founding generations most controversial partisan became essential to Americas quest for moral security – how he became, in short, democracys muse. Author Biography Andrew Burstein is the Charles P. Manship Professor of History at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Jeffersons Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello and the coauthor, with Nancy Isenberg, of Madison and Jefferson. Details ISBN 0813939828 ISBN-13 9780813939827 Title Democracy's Muse Author Andrew Burstein Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 272 Publisher University of Virginia Press GE_Item_ID:157395220; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780813939827
Book Title: Democracy's Muse
Number of Pages: 270 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Democracy's Muse : How Thomas Jefferson Became an FDR Liberal, a Reagan Republican, and a Tea Party Fanatic, All the While Being Dead
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General, Rhetoric, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year: 2017
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Andrew Burstein
Subject Area: Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
