How Long to Read Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas by R. B. Bernstein

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." It is in this simple epitaph that R.B. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder--not as a great political figure, but as leader of "a revolution of ideas that would make the world over again." In Thomas Jefferson, Bernstein offers the definitive short biography of this revered American--the first concise life in six decades. Bernstein deftly synthesizes the massive scholarship on his subject into a swift, insightful, evenhanded account. Here are all of Jefferson's triumphs, contradictions, and failings, from his luxurious (and debt-burdened) life as a Virginia gentleman to his passionate belief in democracy, from his tortured defense of slavery to his relationship with Sally Hemings. Jefferson was indeed multifaceted--an architect, inventor, writer, diplomat, propagandist, planter, party leader--and Bernstein explores all these roles even as he illuminates Jefferson's central place in the American enlightenment, that "revolution of ideas" that did so much to create the nation we know today. Together with the less well-remembered points in Jefferson's thinking--the nature of the Union, his vision of who was entitled to citizenship, his dread of debt (both personal and national)--they form the heart of this lively biography. In this marvel of compression and comprehension, we see Jefferson more clearly than in the massive studies of earlier generations. More important, we see, in Jefferson's visionary ideas, the birth of the nation's grand sense of purpose.

How long is Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas?

Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas by R. B. Bernstein is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas aloud.

What Reading Level is Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas?

Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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