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Pub. Date
2000
Description
"Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty examines and copiously illustrates the largest assemblage of Jefferson documents from the rare and historically important holdings of the Library of Congress ever produced in one volume as well as other artifacts related to the life and legacy of one of the seminal figures in American history. A companion volume to the Library of Congress exhibition, this book seeks out the character, ideals, and motivations behind...
82) Thomas Jefferson
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book discusses the personal life and political career of the author of the Declaration of Independence, who became the third president of the United States.
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Homer Kelly mysteries volume 15
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
As Charlottesville, Va., prepares for a presidential visit celebrating the anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's election as U.S. president, a serial killer in the area is stalking female victims. At Monticello newly hired researcher Fern Fisher is trying to burnish Jefferson's tarnished reputation, while in the surrounding woods discontented med student Tom Dean has illegally set up camp. Tom joins Fern in her researches, arguing that sponsoring Lewis...
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2016.
Description
Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with the countrys...
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Pub. Date
[1996]
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This biography treats the religious significance of Thomas Jefferson, first by examining Jefferson's steady dedication to the cause of religious liberty, and second, by exploring Jefferson's private effort to reform the nature of religion. --From publisher's description.
91) Thomas Jefferson
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Thomas Jefferson.
92) Thomas Jefferson
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents a brief overview of the life of the third President.
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
In The Real Thomas Jefferson, by allowing Jefferson to explain his life and ideas in his own words, we have tried to ensure that his spirit, not ours, will breathe in these pages so that all who read them will become acquainted with Jefferson himself -- not another second-hand interpretation. His biography is set forth in Part I, and Part II brings together the most insightful passages from his writings, arranged by subject.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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"In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-- a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history,...
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