Recounts the life of the versatile inventor and statesman who became third president of the United States, with an emphasis on the days of his youth in Virginia.
Traces the life of the tall red-headed Virginian, from his early education and involvement in the American Revolution to his activities as the nation's third president and last years at Monticello.
Tells the life story of Thomas Jefferson from his boyhood and youth to his roles as United States ambassador to France, secretary of state, vice president, third president of the United States, and author of the Declaration of Independence.