![]() ![]() A frequent guest on PBS, C-SPAN, and the History Channel, Fleming has contributed articles to American Heritage, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and many other magazines. What could elicit such a strong reaction from the nation's original first lady Though history tends to cast the early years of America in a glow of camaraderie, there were, in. Thomas Fleming is a distinguished historian and the author of more than fifty books. In the months after her husband's death, Martha Washington told several friends that the two worst days of her life were the day George died - and the day Thomas Jefferson came to Mount Vernon to offer his condolences. In The Great Divide, acclaimed historian Thomas Fleming examines how the differing temperaments and leadership styles of Washington and Jefferson shaped two opposing views of the presidency and the nation, and how this rift profoundly influenced the next two centuries of America's history and resonates to the present day. The Great Divide: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson That Defined a Nation. ![]() History tends to cast the early years of America in a glow of camaraderie, but there were many conflicts between the Founding Fathers-and none more important than the clash between Washington and Jefferson. New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Thomas Fleming. A conflict between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson? Most Americans are unaware of this historical reality. ![]()
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