The book itself is actually OK if what you want is a history of the Beale Papers, but please note that the book does not contain a solution to the ciphers.

Apart from the history of the Beale Treasure, the author goes into an in-depth description of how he discovered "clues" to decode the ciphers. I found the book disappointing because the evidence for these "clues" seems to be quite weak .It seems as though the author is "clutching at straws",looking for evidence which really isn't there. Unfortunately these "clues" only lead to more questionable "evidence". There is certainly no solution to the treasure code given in the book, which is not what the title suggests.

If the meaning of liberty is the act of enslaving innocent men, women and children, (throughout their natural lives), then I completely agree with the "scholars" that compiled this book. If not, I disagree.
In the same vein, I would have no comments if any horizontal 'scholar' emerges tomorrow with a book titled, "Osama Bin-Laden: The Genius of Justice".
Well, this book, ("Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty"), made mockery of its subject. It swarms with undeserved sycophantic accolades. Professor Ellis edited it shortly before he came of age. Its contents are no accident. Call it the irony of 'a civilized world'.
My dear, you will like this book if you are fanatical about anything U.S.A. However, if you are a conscientious patriot, who strives to be morally reasonable (no matter what), do not bother to read it. It does not worth your time. It contains more praise-songs than honest analyses. It profanes the very ideals that you would expect it to protect.
Thomas Jefferson and true liberty are at best, two parallel lines. They have nothing in common, and will never meet.