Because of the success of Hamilton and Chernow's novel, a lot of recent work is very pro-Hamilton, while (in my experience) my education was very pro-Jefferson. If I can be cheeky, reddit is also pro-Jeff more often than not.
I'd like an objective account that just lays it all out there for someone to make their own opinion. Can y'all recommend any titles like that?
An excellent biography of Jefferson just came out this year: Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty by Dr. John Boles of Rice University. His is probably the most up to date, comprehensive analysis of Jefferson since Merrill Peterson. I strongly recommend this book. It provides a thorough view of Jefferson and touches on some of the other figures of the time, including Hamilton and John Adams. Boles overall respects Jefferson, while at the same time criticizing him where it is warranted.