Author Lecture- "Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time
March 23, 2017 |
Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson stood out as the most controversial and confounding. Loved and hated, revered and reviled, during his lifetime he served as a lightning rod for dispute. Few major figures in American history provoked such a polarization of public opinion.
In this fascinating book, historian Robert M. S. McDonald explores how Jefferson, a man with a manner so mild some described it as meek, emerged as such a divisive figure.
FREE
1:00 pm
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DAR Library |
1776 D Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
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www.dar.org |
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| Contact Information |
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Jaclyn Brown |
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jaclynjbrown@dar.org |
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202-628-1776 |
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