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As the title explicitly states, this book exposes the myths you've always believed and were taught about Thomas Jefferson. Then at some point, Thomas Nelson pulls the book because of 'factual errors'. Well the immediate question is "Then how was it published in the first place?" Does the publisher not fact-check books before they put them out? Especially with such a contentious subject as Thomas Jefferson. There's a good article on theblaze.com (Glenn Beck's website) that goes into detail about the alleged "errors" and shows what both sides have to say on the matter. Plenty of the supposed problems listed are ridiculous games in semantics. For my part, I've read the book and found it interesting to say the least. It does sound strange for example, that the reason Jefferson "edited" a version of the Bible was for evangelizing the Native Americans, but to be honest, no reason is half as absurd as the act itself. The chief critic of the book is not an 'elite' historian of the left (as you would expect) but a Psychology Professor (Dr. Throckmorton) of the right. Now I have no wish demonize anyone, but a psychology professor criticizing a historian professionally over a matter of American History is about as absurd as a biologist criticizing theology/philosophy. One of the contentions Dr. Throckmorton holds is over Jefferson's "inability" to free his slaves to which he'll cite a Virginia law of the time. In response, Barton will mention ten other laws that I'd wager the good professor never heard of before. Does this make Barton right? Not necessarily, but it does show that Barton clearly knows more on the subject. Whether he comes to the right conclusion or not will be left to history I suppose. Still, that doesn't mean you can't look at the evidence for yourself, weigh both sides against one another and then draw a reasonable conclusion. Barton has plenty of opponents in the field who will cite works dating back to the 20's. Barton does as well, except for him it's the 1820's. However, this isn't what sets Barton apart from his critics. He consistently shows through his works to be an honest man searching for the truth. He has stated that if there are any errors in his work, he will correct them. I've heard the other side's arguments and just wasn't impressed. If you can get your hands on a copy, go for it. Barton lays down plenty of headline worthy claims and builds a convincing case that's worth investigating. The one thing we should never do is stifle good, rigorous debate. By removing this book from shelves, Nelson publishing reveal themselves to either have poor standards or cave in to political pressure wherever it may be coming from.