ping for your insight
I am NO fan of Jefferson, be advised. Here's a few: 
 
Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic (Paperback) 
by Joanne B. Freeman "When the American republic sprang to life in the spring of 1789, many were disappointed..." (more) 
Key Phrases: New York, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson 
 
 
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Paperback) 
by Joseph J. Ellis