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Saul K. Padover (1905–1981)

Författare till Jefferson: A Great American's Life and Ideas

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Inkluderar namnen: S. Padover, Saul Padover, S.K. Padover, PADOVER SAUL K., Saul K. Padover, Saul K. Padover, Samuel K. Padover, Saul K. ed. Padover, Saul Kussiel Padover, Saul Klissiel Padover, Editor Saul K. Padover, Editor Saul K. Padover, Saul K-Edited By Padover, Edited by Saul K. Padover, Assembled and Arranged Saul K. Padover, Saul K. Padover (Presented with Notes), revised edition by Ja Saul K. This second Padover

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Jefferson av Samuel Padover
As a student of the American Revolution, I've read a lot about Thomas Jefferson. In completing this abridged biography, I discovered it's nice every now and then to read a short, concise biography just to hit the highlights on the subject without going into a lot of minutia. For those who are curious about TJ, this is a good little book to give you an overview of what he was about and how he conducted himself.

Given that it was written in the early 1950s, I was curious about how the author would deal with slavery. It's of course discussed, but certainly not to the degree that most of today's books are.

Still, given my knowledge of our third president, I feel like this is a well written biography about one of America's greatest Founder.… (mer)
 
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Jarratt | 4 andra recensioner | Dec 24, 2023 |
 
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laplantelibrary | 4 andra recensioner | Mar 31, 2022 |
Karl Marx: Am Intimate Biography av Saul K. Padover
The book was a bit dated, but it still gave me more insight into the world of Karl Marx - a very selfish man! I found it to be very ironic that he came from a family of rabbis but was antisemitic. His wife sounded very interesting, I would really like to read more about Jenny.
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briannad84 | Mar 17, 2013 |
Genius of America, Men Whose Ideas Shaped Our… av Saul K. Padover
An excellent introduction, chapters arranged by governmental responsibilities. Readable.
 
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carterchristian1 | Jun 25, 2010 |
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