"Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government's responsibilities to its people and also the people's responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating collection, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham has gathered Jefferson's most powerful and provocative reflections on the subject, drawn from public speeches and documents as well...

The text of the Declaration of Independence is accompanied by illustrations meant to help explain its meaning.

This book, is the life of Thomas Jefferson, as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. In route, he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials;...

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Thomas Jefferson.

Discusses the private life and public career of the fifth president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.

A biography of the third president who was also the author of the Declaration of Independence.

"Sheds light on the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president"--

A biography of the Virginian who was noted as a statesman, inventor, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

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