Jefferson and the Rights of Man, Dumas Malone
Jefferson and the Rights of Man, Dumas Malone
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Jefferson and the Rights of Man
Jefferson and His Time, Volume 2

Author: Dumas Malone

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 18 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2017

Synopsis

The second volume in this Pulitzer Prize–winning six-volume biography tells the story of the eventful middle years in the life of Thomas Jefferson: his ministry to France in the years just before the French Revolution and during the early stages of that conflict; his service as secretary of state in President George Washington’s first cabinet; the crucial period of his first differences with Alexander Hamilton and the beginnings of his long struggle with the Federalists.

About Dumas Malone

Dumas Malone (1892–1986) taught history at American universities such as Yale and Columbia and served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press before becoming the biographer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. His work as historian and biographer has earned him several honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the John F. Kennedy Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

About Anna Fields

Anna Fields (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on December 06, 2013

[URL not allowed] “Jefferson and the Rights of Man” is the second of six volumes in the Pulitzer Prize winning epic biography of Thomas Jefferson authored by Dumas Malone. This volume covers the years 1784-1792 which Jefferson largely spent in Europe as a diplomat and as George......more

Goodreads review by Elliot on May 14, 2021

Malone gives a detailed description of Jefferson's activities here as Minister to France and Secretary of State. The most frustrating part of Malone's Volume II is his inability to give a human portayal of Jefferson. His dislike of Hamilton is obsessive, even understanding the historiography of Hami......more

Goodreads review by Sara on March 22, 2018

This second volume of a six-volume series about Thomas Jefferson mainly covers his time as Secretary of State under Washington. Also, there is intriguing info about his time in Paris just prior to the French Revolution. Looking forward to eventually reading the remaining volumes!......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 20, 2017

Jefferson’s eventful years as United States Minister to France, and as Secretary of State during the first presidential term of George Washington, are well recounted in Dumas Malone’s Jefferson and the Rights of Man, the second volume of Malone’s six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time. As in th......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on October 15, 2017

Jefferson and the Rights of Man is the second of six entries in Dumas Malone's well-researched series on the life of Thomas Jefferson, and this book sets the bar high for historical writing. Its timeline covers the period of Thomas Jefferson's life from the time of his mission to Europe (at the conc......more

Quotes

“Jefferson and the Rights of Man is better, even, than its predecessor, and that is saying a great deal. What I like particularly is that Malone carries his great learning so lightly, that he has, by some miracle, achieved something of Jefferson’s own combination of profundity and erudition and gracefulness.” Henry Steele Commager

Awards

  • Pulitzer Prize
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