In "Negro President;" the best-selling historian Garry Wills explores a controversial and neglected aspect of Thomas Jefferson's presidency: it was achieved by virtue of slave "representation;" and conducted to preserve that advantage.Wills goes far beyond the recent revisionist debate over Jefferson's own slaves and his relationship with Sally Heming to look at the political relationship between the president and slavery. Jefferson won the election of 1800 with Electoral College votes derived from the three-fifths representation of slaves; who could not vote but who were partially counted as citizens. That count was known as "the slave power" granted to southern states; and it made some Federalists call Jefferson the Negro President -- one elected only by the slave count's margin.Probing the heart of Jefferson's presidency; Wills reveals how the might of the slave states was a concern behind Jefferson's most important decisions and policies; including his strategy to expand the nation west. But the president met with resistance: Timothy Pickering; now largely forgotten; was elected to Congress to wage a fight against Jefferson and the institutions that supported him. Wills restores Pickering and his allies' dramatic struggle to our understanding of Jefferson and the creation of the new nation.In "Negro President;" Wills offers a bold rethinking of one of American history's greatest icons.
#1266576 in Books P-38 National Association 2011-08-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .57 x 6.00l; .75 #File Name: 0615445454250 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a good read about the P-38.By Joe Hthis is a pretty interesting book once you get past the descriptions of all the units. Most of the book are first-person accounts of various pilots most memorable nations. It also discusses the reconnaissance missions of the S4 and S5 versions and their importance to the war effort. It also is divided into sections about each theater of World War II. I found it to be quite interesting.13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE FORK-TAILED DEVILBy KOMETBlake; a member of the P-38 Association; has compiled a first-rate book full of the experiences of those people who had flown or serviced the P-38 fighter in its various incarnations across a variety of venues during the Second World War. Places as distant as the Aleutians; the South Pacific; the China-Burma-India Theatre. As well as in Europe; North Africa and the Mediterranean; and here in the U.S.For many years; I've had a special affection for the P-38 Lightning. One of the most fascinating things I learned from reading this book was about the various peacetime roles carried out by Lightnings (e.g. cloud seeding and flying high altitude photography jobs all over the world for mapping purposes).Before reading this book; I had been under the impression that soon after the War; Lightnings; as government surplus; were promptly cast off and destroyed; sold for scrap; bought by private individuals at greatly reduced prices; or sold to foreign air forces. Indeed; very few Lightnings survive today.This book is highly recommended for any aviation enthusiast who wants to read some fantastic stories about one of the most phenomenal aircraft ever built.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Would have been 5 star BUT!!!!By Tom PowellThe stories of the pilots tales are great; but telling of the squadion details make the book boring at points; would have been 5 star if there were more pilots tales
