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This writer lied. Don't believe me? Read it for yourself.
Publisher Pulls Controversial Thomas Jefferson Book, Citing Loss Of Confidence
Citing a loss of confidence in the book's details, Christian publisher Thomas Nelson is ending the publication and distribution of the bestseller, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson.
The controversial book was written by Texas evangelical David Barton, who NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty profiled on All Things Considered Wednesday. The publishing company says it's ceasing publication because it found that "basic truths just were not there".
Since its initial publication, historians have debunked and raised concerns about numerous claims in Barton's book. The book has already been pulled off the Thomas Nelson website, and the publisher is in the process of pulling down its availability as an e-book from retail partners. Publishing rights are being reverted to the author, and the physical copies of the book are in the process of being removed from bookstores.
"The truth is, the withdrawing a book from the market is extremely rare. It's so rare I can't think of the last time we've done this," Hampton said. But, he said, "If there are matters of fact not correctly handled or the basic truth is not there, we would make a decision based on that."
"Wow.
Should we then not trust anything this jerk of a writer has ever written? I wouldn't. Would you. Could I get a refund?
Update. Because we must. (Sept 2013 news)
"Debunking David Barton's Jefferson Lies (Because They Still Need to Be Debunked)