Bookish Diversions: Thomas Jefferson, Bookworm
Jefferson’s Complex Character, His Bookishness, His Writing, Sources of Inspiration, More
¶ Divided president. Thomas S. Kidd’s Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh has garnered high praise ever since its publication in 2022. World magazine named it their Book of the Year.1 I endorse! I reviewed it when it came out, and it was one of my favorites that year.
What makes his treatment unique? Kidd foregrounds the …
