E.M. Halliday

Author Halliday's Book Reviews	Message Board
Understanding Thomas Jefferson This is a refreshingly slim (250 pages), highly readable, and nicely illustrated short bio of a man who has inspired great admiration, considerable puzzlement, and plenty of much heftier books. The author, a longtime senior editor of "American Heritage" magazine, makes Jefferson humanly comprehensible and handily summarizes his achievements and shortcomings (including the man's racism and male chauvinism). Some final assessment chapters make especially t...	View these reviews in summary mode E.M. Halliday Message Board Talk about the novels, new and used books that Halliday has written!