{"title":"Francis D. Cogliano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis D. Cogliano\u003c\/strong\u003e offers compelling works that delve into the intricate relationships and narratives of historical figures. His writing is marked by a thoughtful exploration of personal dynamics set against significant historical backdrops, bringing history vividly to life through engaging biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a nuanced examination of friendship, loyalty, and political transformation, presented with a clarity that invites reflection on the human stories behind historical events. Cogliano’s books resonate with those who appreciate history told through the lens of individual experience and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-revolutionary-friendship-by-francis-d-cogliano-9780674292499","title":"A Revolutionary Friendship","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first full account of the relationship between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, countering the legend of their enmity while drawing vital historical lessons from the differences that arose between them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMartha Washington's worst memory was the death of her husband. Her second worst was Thomas Jefferson's awkward visit to pay his respects subsequently. Indeed, by the time George Washington had died in 1799, the two founders were estranged. But that estrangement has obscured the fact that for most of their thirty-year acquaintance they enjoyed a productive relationship. Precisely because they shared so much, their disagreements have something important to teach us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn constitutional design, for instance: whereas Washington believed in the rule of traditional elites like the Virginia gentry, Jefferson preferred what we would call a meritocratic approach, by which elites would be elected on the basis of education and skills. And while Washington emphasized a need for strong central government, Jefferson favoured diffusion of power across the states. Still, as Francis Cogliano argues, common convictions equally defined their relationship: a passion for American independence and republican government, as well as a commitment to westward expansion and the power of commerce. They also both evolved a skeptical view of slavery, eventually growing to question the institution, even as they took only limited steps to abolish it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat remains fascinating is that the differences between the two statesmen mirrored key political fissures of the early United States, as the unity of revolutionary zeal gave way to competing visions for the new nation. \u003cem\u003eA Revolutionary Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly captures the dramatic, challenging, and poignant reality that there was no single founding ideal—only compromise between friends and sometime rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855711916268,"sku":"9780674292499","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c6787570a69ea1c4c7581e501ddf0569.jpg?v=1759284926"},{"product_id":"a-revolutionary-friendship-by-francis-d-cogliano-9780674304994","title":"A Revolutionary Friendship","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first full account of the relationship between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, countering the legend of their enmity while drawing vital historical lessons from the differences that arose between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMartha Washington's worst memory was her husband's death. Her second worst was Thomas Jefferson's awkward visit to pay respects to his estranged friend. Yet this estrangement has obscured the fact that for three decades prior, the two men enjoyed a productive relationship. Precisely because they shared so much, their disagreements have something important to teach us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Washington favoured a traditional aristocracy, Jefferson preferred a more meritocratic approach whereby elites would vie for elected office on the basis of education and skills. And while Washington emphasised strong central government, Jefferson sought to diffuse power across the states. Still, as Francis Cogliano argues, common convictions equally defined their relationship: a passion for American independence and republican government, as well as commitments to commerce and westward expansion. Both men also developed sceptical views of slavery, even as they did little to abolish it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe differences between the two statesmen mirrored political fissures of the early United States, as the unity of the revolutionary moment gave way to competing visions for a new nation. \u003cem\u003eA Revolutionary Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e captures the dramatic and unsettling reality that there was no single founding ideal—only compromise between friends and rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650530066668,"sku":"9780674304994","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674304994-a-revolutionary-friendship.jpg?v=1779325493"},{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-survives-by-francis-d-cogliano-9781324098072","title":"Thomas Jefferson Survives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery's defenders invoked Jefferson's defence of states' rights, while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings to support their cause. After the Civil War, Jefferson's reputation declined because of his association with secession and disunion, but in the twentieth century, his image soared as he came to embody the democratic values America fought for during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnsurprisingly, Jefferson's legacy has shifted yet again in the twenty-first century, effectively becoming a partisan talisman—jettisoned by the left as a plantation patriarch and repurposed by the right as an avatar of white nationalism. Dissatisfied with these political caricatures and manic swings, leading Jefferson scholars Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano instead situate the founding father in his complicated historical context and reveal how his wisdom can be applied today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a series of three interrelated essays, the authors paint a nuanced portrait. \"Generations\" elucidates how Jefferson's understanding of history shaped his responses to the major problems of his time. \"My Country\" delves into how he conceived of the American homeland, and \"The People\" unravels how Jefferson articulated a new national identity in the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, \u003cem\u003eThomas Jefferson Survives\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how even amid crisis, Jefferson managed to articulate a capacious and optimistic vision for the future of the American people. As Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed writes in her foreword, \"As much as Jefferson reflected the often-benighted times in which he lived, he rose above them in ways that have a great deal to tell us about the political straits in which we find ourselves.\" After all, Jefferson knew better than anyone that 1776 was an important moment, but not the only moment, for Americans to write a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650597765356,"sku":"9781324098072","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324098072-thomas-jefferson-survives.jpg?v=1779329157"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/francis-d-cogliano.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}