Jefferson The President: Second Term 1805 - 1809

Jefferson And His Time, Vol 5

Plot

In the fifth and penultimate volume of this classic biography, President Jefferson sponsors the Lewis and Clark Expedition, successfully concludes the naval "war" with the Barbary pirates, engages in a political duel with Chief Justice Marshall over the trial of Aaron Burr, attempts to impose an embargo on exports in reaction to the impressment of American seamen by foreign powers, and retires to his beloved haven at Monticello.