Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity (signed by the author)
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Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity (signed by the author). Author-signed copies of academic biographies by deceased historians typically command a 3–5x premium over unsigned used copies. Pricing here reflects the signed, deceased-author premium, excellent condition, and verified market comparables for similar signed academic paperbacks. Here is one of the most celebrated Jefferson biographies of the 20th century — and this copy comes with something most don't: the signature of the man who wrote it. Alf J. Mapp Jr. spent thirty years researching Jefferson before producing this groundbreaking reassessment, tracing the third president's life from birth through his inauguration in 1801. Mapp's argument is bold: the Jefferson most Americans think they know is a fiction, assembled from wishful thinking and willful misrepresentation by admirers and critics alike. The Jefferson who emerges here is more complex, more contradictory, and far more interesting than the icon on the nickel. A slaveholder who wrote of liberty; a small-government idealist who stretched federal power; a humanist with a closeted theology — Mapp confronts every paradox with clarity and elegance. This 1995 trade paperback edition made the work accessible to a new generation of readers and remains the definitive one-volume treatment of Jefferson's early life. With the author gone since 2011, signed copies are a closed chapter. Keys: Thomas Jefferson, Alf J. Mapp Jr., biography, Founding Fathers, American history, signed copy, author signed, collectible, Madison Books, trade paperback, 18th century, Declaration of Independence, Virginia historian, presidential biography, Monticello. Alf J. Mapp Jr. (1925–2011) was a Virginia-born historian, journalist, and Eminent Scholar Emeritus of English at Old Dominion University. A 13th-generation Virginian and Pulitzer Prize nominee, he authored numerous works on American and Virginia history. His two-volume Jefferson biography earned him national and international recognition and remains his most celebrated achievement. Unsigned paperback copies of this title sell for $5–$18 on eBay and Abe Books. Author-signed copies of academic biographies by deceased historians typically command a 3–5x premium over unsigned used copies. Pricing here reflects the signed, deceased-author premium, excellent condition, and verified market comparables for similar signed academic paperbacks.
