Book Review on Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie

Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie, incorporates the overall views of the author and the use of primary and secondary sources as well as Jefferson’s personal perspectives of the revolutionary goals, and commoner’s experiences.
Fawn M. Brodie’s view of Thomas Jefferson is that of a positive attitude. The author’s purpose is to penetrate deep into Jefferson's personal life and psychological ways to better understand Thomas on a personal level. Brodie’s perspective of Jefferson is that of admiration and is apparent particularly when stated, "..the heroic image remained untarnished and his genius undiminished." (pg.18) Fawn tries to obtain an optimistic perspective of the reasons for Jefferson's actions towards things and is clearly conspicuous when she states, “The fault, it can be held, lay not in Jefferson but in the society which condemned him to secrecy." (pg. 17) Jefferson is viewed as “compulsive” in orderliness and utterly prudent.
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