📚 3 Books mentioned in "Part One: Thomas Jefferson: King of Hypocrites | BEHIND THE BASTARDS" of Behind the Bastards

In 'American Sphinx,' Ellis describes Jefferson as turning into kind of a fundamentalist on this point.

Robert Evans, the podcast host, discusses how Joseph Ellis in his book 'American Sphinx' portrays Thomas Jefferson as becoming quite rigid in his views on certain matters.

► Watch this excerpt

I'm going to quote from 'American Sphinx' here: In Jefferson's account, a dedicated group of loyal Bostonians risked arrest and persecution to destroy a cargo of contraband.

Robert Evans, the host of the podcast, quotes from 'American Sphinx' by Joseph Ellis. In this book, Ellis discusses Thomas Jefferson's perspective on the Boston Tea Party, highlighting the bravery of Bostonians who risked arrest to destroy contraband.

► Watch this excerpt

Now the whole point of that book by Ellis, 'American Sphinx,' the reason he calls it 'American Sphinx' is that Jefferson is really hard to pin down about this and other stuff.

The host discusses 'American Sphinx' by Joseph Ellis, highlighting its focus on Thomas Jefferson's complex and elusive character.

► Watch this excerpt

For more information on Leonard Peltier, you can listen to Margaret's podcast, Looda Nation, and read In the Spirit of Crazy Horse by Peter Matthiessen.

Robert Evans recommends the book 'In the Spirit of Crazy Horse' by Peter Matthiessen to gain deeper insight into Leonard Peltier, who was being discussed earlier in the episode.

► Watch this excerpt

From Plutarch's 'Life of Cato the Elder,' quote, 'A slave of his was expected to either be busy about the house or to be asleep, and he was very partial to the sleepy ones.'

Robert Evans discusses the treatment of slaves by Cato the Elder, drawing a quote from 'Life of Cato the Elder' by Plutarch to highlight Cato's peculiar expectations of his slaves.

► Watch this excerpt