Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2022-12-22
Books mentioned on Thomas Jefferson and the Founding of America: History Week on the Megyn Kelly Show | Ep. 459
History Week on The Megyn Kelly Show concludes with a look at one of our Founding Fathers.
Clay Jenkinson discussed Notes on the state of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson and others and Inferno by Dante Alighieri. Megyn Kelly recommended The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Notes on the state of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson is the only book published by the Founding Father during his lifetime, originally written as an extensive defense and description of America for a French audience that encompasses geographic, social, and political observations.
Discussed“and then he in 1774 he wrote a pamphlet which was published without his permission called a summary View and everyone in all the colonies thought this is a young man to reckon with”
Where to get it
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Inferno
Inferno by Dante Alighieri is a classic epic poem describing a journey through the underworld and the various circles of hell.
Discussed“let's say you drop Dante's Inferno out of the curriculum”
Where to get it
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The Hemingses of Monticello
The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed is a monumental, Pulitzer Prize-winning history book that meticulously traces generations of the Hemings family and their intertwined lives with Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
Recommended“and the great historian on this is Annette Gordon Reed who has a fabulous and important book called The Hemmings family of Monticello”
Where to get it
