1743-1826

What if you were born into slavery in 1805? And what if the man who owned you...was also your father? And what if he were one of the most important men in America? And what if he wanted the fact that you were his son kept a secret? Such was the world of James Madison Hemings. This is his story.

Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the revolution and the new nation.

Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

Chronicles the life, presidential term, and achievements of Thomas Jefferson. Includes a timeline, photographs, and information about the office of U.S. President.

Explores the historical event in 1803 in which Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States, and then asks the reader if they would buy the territory.

Presents the life of Thomas Jefferson focusing on his childhood, education, marriage and children, political career, writer of the Declaration of Independence, and the presidency.

Traces the history of the Jefferson Memorial, a Washington, D.C. monument built to honor the third president, and discusses its significance to the people of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson was a man of many talents who was invaluable to the founding of the United States. After loaning his expertise to writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson went on to serve as the third U.S. president. Jefferson's extraordinary life and accomplishments are recounted in this engaging volume.

Thomas Jefferson's career is an incredible list of accomplishments. Not just the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and the third US president, he's also the founder of the University of Virginia and the architect of Monticello. This in-dep Fact Boxes, Sidebars, Timelines, Glossary, For Further Information Section, Index.