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In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling Through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father | Derek Baxter

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"In 1784, travel wrenched Thomas Jefferson out of the darkest period of his life. He sailed to France a broken man, but on the road, he rediscovered a world of hidden beauty and penned a guide he called Hints for Americans Traveling in Europe. During a crisis of his own, Derek Baxter dares himself to follow Jefferson's route. On a series of journeys (piloting a Dutch canal boat, hiking the French Alps, and fishing in the Atlantic), Baxter follows the obscure guide across six countries. But not all of his insights into the life of the complex founding father are pleasant. In Pursuit of Jefferson is the surprising story of one man's travels through Europe, led by Thomas Jefferson, and the lessons he learns about history-and himself-along the way"--

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In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling Through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father | Derek Baxter

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On the cover of this book is a quote from NYT bestselling author, Mark Adams, which perfectly captures the essence of this book, “A very entertaining book about a very complicated man.” I thought I knew about founding father Thomas Jefferson, but no, no I did not. This was an extremely interesting and thought provoking read that found the perfect balance of presenting hard facts but never feeling stuffy.

Aims42 Themes: Founding Father history, Eye-opening travelogue, Bill Bryson-esque Writing 11mo

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