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1743-1826

The Declaration of Independence

a primary source investigation into the action of the Second Continental Congress
2003
A historical review of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the events that led up to its creation, and the influence of its author, Thomas Jefferson, on the final document.

Thomas Jefferson and the American ideal

1987
Traces the life and achievements of the Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third president of the United States.

A rich spot of earth

Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello
2012
An illustrated guide to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello vegetable garden, which has been restored to contain the same plants cultivated in the early nineteenth century, exploring topics ranging from labor in the garden, garden pests of the time, and seed saving practices to contemporary African American gardens.

Thomas Jefferson

2003
A biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his actions as president of the United States and how they conform to his description of his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution.

What kind of nation

Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the epic struggle to create a United States
2002
Examines the struggle between fellow Virginians and second cousins Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall over the extent of presidential power and the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret laws during the period in which Jefferson served as president and Marshall as chief justice.

Meet Thomas Jefferson

1989
An easy-to-read biography of the third President with emphasis on the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

man on a mountain
1988
The life of the author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States who was also a noted inventor, architect, farmer, statesman, and educator.

A Thomas Jefferson education

teaching a generation of leaders for the twenty-first century
2000

Thomas Jefferson

an intimate history
1974
Explores the relationship between Jefferson's inner life and his public life including his attitudes toward the church, slavery, women, and revolution.

Thomas Jefferson's feast

2003
Tells of Thomas Jefferson's trip to France in 1784, and all the exotic foods he learned about and then introduced to America, including ice cream, macaroni and cheese, and tomatoes.

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