Mr. Jefferson's Women (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400078578)

From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political.

The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words "all men are created equal," was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.

Author: Jon Kukla
ISBN-10: 1400078571
ISBN-13: 9781400078578
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2008
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/23/2008 pg. 20

About the Author
Jon Kukla received his BA from Carthage College and his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. From 1973 through 1990 he directed historical research and publishing at the Library of Virginia. From 1992 to 1998 he was curator and then director of the Historic New Orleans Collection. From 2000 to 2007 he was director of Red Hill, The Patrick Henry National Memorial in Charlotte County, Virginia. He now lives and writes in Richmond, Virginia.

www.jonkukla.com