{"product_id":"mr-jeffersons-women-paperback","title":"Mr. Jefferson's Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Kukla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Wilderness So Immense \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eMr. Jefferson's Women \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to spark debate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Kukla\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.jonkukla.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751293583648,"sku":"9781400078578","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/63a7e8aa5f9f81d7084596a9a460f546.webp?v=1779969818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mr-jeffersons-women-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}