To heal the hurt pride of Thomas Jefferson as Congress makes changes to his Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin tells his friend the story of a hatmaker and his sign.
A brief, illustrated biography of Thomas Jefferson, discussing his early life in colonial America, his role in drafting the Declaration of Independence, and his work as the third president of the new country.
Traces the development of Jefferson's attitudes toward slavery through his lifetime and relates this aspect of his thinking to his other political and social views.