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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A worthy addition to a study of Jefferson. ( ) In Jefferson Lies, Barton presents a clear agenda before presenting the information to back up his claims. He describes the misleading scholarship that has shaped a false narrative of Thomas Jefferson. I came away from the book understanding that Jefferson is - most definitely - a complex individual. As a result, this leaves opportunity for a slew of false statements about Jefferson. I was expecting, at some point, to understand where the controversy would originate...I never got there. The real issue is that Barton presents his explanation of Jefferson in a logically consistent manner, with sources to back up his claims. At the same time, he challenges the collectivist thinking that has protected sub-par scholars for far too long. My recommendation - and Barton's - is to go to the original sources and use basic hermeneutical tools to come to a conclusion of your own.
Readers of the History News Network have voted David Barton's The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believe About Thomas Jefferson the least credible history book in print in a week-long HNN poll. ... Commenters criticized the book for its gross factual errors and political agenda -- in an email to HNN, Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter, professors at Grove City College and authors of Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President, wrote that "Barton misrepresents and distorts a host of Jefferson's ideas and actions, particularly his views and practices regarding religion, slavery and church-state relations." A commenter on HNN's boards noted that the book "looks like an intentional attempt to mislead and decieve in the guise of history. "
"Thomas Jefferson stands falsely accused of several crimes, among them infidelity and disbelief. Noted historian David Barton now sets the record straight. Having borne the brunt of a smear campaign that started more than two centuries ago, the reputation and character of American president Thomas Jefferson shows considerable tarnish, as lies and misunderstandings have gathered on his legacy. Noted early-America historian David Barton scours out the truth. Jefferson and Sally: Did he really have children by his slave, Sally Hemings? Jefferson and Jesus: Did he really abandon the faith of his family? Jefferson and the Bible: Did he really want to rewrite the Scripture? Jefferson and the church: Did he really advocate separation? Jefferson and slaves: What is the truth about his slaveholding and his statements that all are created equal? Jefferson and education: Did Jefferson really found the first secular, irreligious university? All of these questions deserve the cleansing light of truth. Barton has gone through the historical records, combed the original documents and letters, and examined the recent evidence, and his findings will upset the establishment. Barton shows the true man, the real Thomas Jefferson. Most readers will have the joy and surprise of meeting him for the very first time"--Provided by publisher. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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