Dumas Malone's classic six-volume biography"Jefferson and His Time "was awarded the PulitzerPrize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson'slife. Volume 4. Jefferson thePresident; First Term, 1801--1805 Examining the first four years ofJefferson's presidency, this volume provides a fascinating account of the LouisianaPurchase, Jefferson's continuing opposition to Hamilton's charge for an overridingcentral government, and his battle with the Supreme Court.