Jefferson the President: Second Term, 1805-1809: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 5

The fifth volume of the Pulitzer Prize¿winning Jefferson series completes the story of his presidency, carrying him through his troubled second term but also to the end of an official career that spanned some forty years. Although Jefferson remained the major unifying factor in his party, the government, and the country, he was confronted by a succession of events that frustrated even his masterful statesmanship. Here is a vibrant account of Jefferson¿s disparate activities¿sponsoring the Lew…