Jefferson's pen

"Jefferson's Pen examines the life and career of Thomas Jefferson, arguably one of America's most celebrated - if not controversial - Founding Fathers, through the lens of his powerful rhetoric. It analyzes and extracts some of the lessons offered by his life and his best-known works, so that we might be able to strengthen and improve the persuasiveness of our own writing. Historians would agree that Jefferson was one of the world's greatest persuasive writers. It was in his years as a lawyer that he acquired and honed these skills. By posing the question 'What is persuasive writing?' this book helps readers master the art of persuasion while examining the qualities and techniques that, to this day, define Jefferson as a hugely influential negotiator, orator, and statesman. Finally, Jefferson's Pen looks in detail at Jefferson's most famous, and persuasive, piece of writing - The Declaration of Independence - while also introducing readers to several of his lesser-known masterpieces to more fully explore the different techniques, styles, and tones Jefferson employed that made him such an effective persuasive writer"--Unedited summary from book jacket.