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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president;...
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"Thomas Jefferson stands falsely accused of several crimes, among them infidelity and disbelief. Noted historian David Barton now sets the record straight. Having borne the brunt of a smear campaign that started more than two centuries ago, the reputation and character of American president Thomas Jefferson shows considerable tarnish, as lies and misunderstandings have gathered on his legacy. Noted early-America historian David Barton scours out the...
Series
American classic series) volume 1
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National Center for Constitutional Studies
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
2nd ed., rev.
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xvi, 709 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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American culture volume 553.6
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Pub. Date
1871
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432 pages including frontispiece, illustrations, plates, ports., plan, facsims. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 42
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains,...
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains,...
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Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004
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IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
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English
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An introduction to the life of Thomas Jefferson, a man whose ideas helped create a new kind of government and who became the nation's third president.
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English
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From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy...
14) The world of Franklin & Jefferson: the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration exhibition
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s.n.]
Pub. Date
c1976
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77 p. : col. ill., 3 fold. leaves of plates in pocket ; 26 cm.
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English
15) Thomas Jefferson
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Series
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Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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p. cm.
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English
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvii, 388 p.) : map.
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English
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The first collection of Jefferson's reflections on his wide-ranging travels, this book draws on his journals, personal correspondence, and other writing, using Jefferson's own words to open a window on the world in which he played so important a part. From his views on his native Virginia to his extensive tours of New England, he shows us America as it was in our earliest years as a nation. He records his extensive, sophisticated impressions of Europe,...
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English
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The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent America
FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • “Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet...
FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • “Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet...
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Capital mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
87 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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English
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While visiting Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, presidential stepdaughter KC Corcoran and her friend Marshall investigate the theft of a box of toy horses given to Jefferson by his grandchildren.
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