Feb 02, 2017 07:07 PM
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American sphinx: the character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseh J . Ellis was published in 1996 and won the 1997 national book award in nonfiction. american sphinx has been described by some as a psychological Histroy of Jefferson but it is really much more than that, it is part character analysis, part personality profile and part history book. instead of following the story of Jefferson's life in a single, continuous arc american sphinx focuses on five significant periods in his life,