jimkane57, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Finished this yesterday...a helpful presentation of Jefferson's religious beliefs and views and how he came to them. I think the basic point Kidd makes is that for Jefferson faith was a private choice. @bookstodon #audiobook #thomasjefferson #presidentialbiography #bookreview #reader #readersofmastondon #biography

JMMontpelier, 9 months ago to academicchatter

Sept.17 marks the anniversary of the signing of the #Constitution.
#JamesMadison wrote to #ThomasJefferson in March 1787, when plans were underway for the #ConstitutionalConvention, “What may be the result of this political experiment cannot be foreseen.”
11 days before the Constitution was signed, Madison wrote Jefferson, “If the present moment be lost it is hard to say what may be our fate.”

#ConstitutionDay #sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter