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  1. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by Thomas Jefferson (Author of The Declaration of ...

    Thomas Jefferson has 1395 books on Goodreads with 53529 ratings. Thomas Jefferson’s most popular book is The Declaration of Independence.

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      Terence Ball is the author of Political Ideologies and the...

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      Editions for Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson: 0486442896...

  2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-essentialsThe Essentials: Five Books on Thomas Jefferson | Smithsonian

    • Jefferson and His Time, by Dumas Malone. This classic biography of Thomas Jefferson, written by one of the most renowned Jefferson scholars, was published in six volumes over 33 years.
    • American Sphinx (1996), by Joseph J. Ellis. National Book Award winner Joseph J. Ellis’ newest book, First Family, takes on the relationship between Abigail and John Adams.
    • Twilight at Monticello (2008), by Alan Pell Crawford. Alan Pell Crawford, a former political speechwriter and Congressional press secretary who now covers history and politics, pored over archives across the country, at one point holding a residential fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, to research this book.
    • The Jefferson Image in the American Mind (1960), by Merrill D. Peterson. “The most important thing in my education was my dissertation,” said Merrill D. Peterson in 2005, about his time studying at Harvard in the late 1940s.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bibliography_of_ThomasBibliography of Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

    Jefferson overview. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third president of the United States (1801–1809). He served in the Continental Congress, and as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781).

  5. www.monticello.org › thomas-jefferson › briefJefferson and Books | Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

    Jefferson wrote only one full-length book, Notes on the State of Virginia, first published in 1787, which was a collection of his observations about the natural, animal, and human characteristics of his native land. Jefferson also wrote a brief autobiography, which begins: "At the age of 77, I begin to make some memoranda, and state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself, for ...

  6. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › jeffersonJefferson, Thomas and Books - Encyclopedia Virginia

    Aug 26, 2024 · At Thomas Jefferson's request, Nicholas P. Trist, Jefferson's personal secretary and grandson-in-law, draws up a list of 6,860 books Jefferson has determined, with recommendations from faculty, should be acquired for the University of Virginia's library. Thomas Jefferson writes his last will and testament.

  7. www.history.com › topics › american-revolutionWriting of Declaration of Independence ‑ Authors, Summary ...

    Feb 22, 2010 · Writing of Declaration of Independence. At the Second Continental Congress during the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was charged with drafting a formal statement justifying the 13 ...

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  9. www.gutenberg.org › ebooks › authorBooks by Jefferson, Thomas (sorted by popularity) - Project ...

    The Declaration of Independence of The United States of AmericaThomas Jefferson352 downloads. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Thomas Jefferson345 downloads. The Writings of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson183 downloads. Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4Thomas Jefferson178 ...