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Thomas Jefferson
[1743-1826] • U.S. President #3, 1801-1809
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"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature." "He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; "I hope [that] we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies." "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
"Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no — Thomas Jefferson
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me."
to challenge our government to a trial by strength and [to] bid defiance to the laws of our country."
milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor."
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Chronology of Thomas Jefferson's Life
Thomas Jefferson entry at Wikipedia
Thomas Jefferson catalog at Amazon
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Thomas Jefferson Quotes Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
Books About Thomas Jefferson
browse books at Biographies & Memoirs / Thomas Jefferson Dept. at Amazon
 | "The Life of Thomas Jefferson" biography in 3 volumes [1858] by Henry Stephens Randall [1811-76] Considered the most complete and authoritative biography ever written on Jefferson, because he was the only biographer permitted to interview Jefferson’s immediate family. Volume 1: confusion provides two Volume 1 and no Volume 3? Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [8/2012] for $14.26 Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [8/2012] for $14.18 Volume 2: Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [8/2012] for $14.59 Volume 3: see Volume 1 confusion Gale, Sabin Americana 9¾x7½ pb [2/2012] for $38.51 |
"Thomas Jefferson: A Character Sketch" [1898] by Edward S. Ellis
 | "An American Bible: The Humor, Wit, Wisdom, Religion & Philosophy of Eight Great Americans" [1911] Edited by Alice Hubbard chapters/topics are Introduction, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Benjamin Franklin, Elbert Hubbard, Robert G. Ingersoll, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine, and Walt Whitman Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [1/2014] for 99¢ {sic} Univ California Libraries {blue cover} 8x5 pb [1918 facsimile] for $25.64 Roycrofters 7¼x5 hardcover [1911] out of print/used |
 | "Little Journeys, Volume 3: American Statesmen" [1916] by Elbert Hubbard [1856-1915] includes articles on 'The Little Journeys Camp', John Quincy Adams, Samuel Adams, Henry Clay, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward, George Washington, and Daniel Webster Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE! {sic} Qontro Classic Books 11x8½ pb [7/2010] for $9.99 Perfect Library 9x6 pb [5/2015] for $15.90 Scholar's Choice 9¾x7½ pb [2/2015] for $24.75 Univ California Libraries blue cover 8x5 pb [1916 facsimile] for $24.99 available as free online etext at Internet Archive |
 | "Mr. Jefferson" [1926 classic] by Albert Jay Nock "I know of no other book on Jefferson that penetrates so persuasively to the essential substance of the man." — H.L. Mencken [1880-1956] Kindle Edition from Ludwig von Mises Institute [4/2011] for $2.99 {sic} Hallberg 8x5¾ pb [9/83] out of print/many used Harcourt, Brace & Co. 9x6½ hardcover [1926] out of print/scarce |
 | "The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson" [1960] by Daniel J. Boorstin "a rich intellectual history of Jefferson's personal and political philosophy" Univ of Chicago Press 8x5¼ pb [8/93] for $16.00 |
 | "In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson" [1987] by Noble E. Cunningham, Jr. Ballantine Books 9¼x6¼ pb [5/88] for $14.40 Louisiana State Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [5/87] out of print/160+ used |
 | "Thomas Jefferson: Man On A Mountain" YA biography [age 12 & up; 1988] by Natalie S. Bober "as seen on the Ken Burns documentary" Aladdin Books 9x6 pb [2/97] out of print/many used Atheneum 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/88] out of print/many used |
 | "Thomas Jefferson: A Life" [1993] by Willard Sterne Randall Harper Perennial 8x5¼ pb [8/94] for $15.43 Henry Holt 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/93] out of print/180+ used |
 | "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" [1997] by Joseph J. Ellis Vintage 8x5 pb [4/98] for $10.85 Knopf 9x6½ hardcover [2/97] for $19.77 |
 | "Mr. Jefferson's University" [2002] by Garry Wills National Geographic hardcover [11/2002] for $14.00 |
 | "What Would Jefferson Do?" [2004] by {radio talk show host} Thom Hartmann Three Rivers Press 8x5¼ pb [8/2005] for $11.20 Harmony 8¼x5¾ hardcover [7/2004] out of print/used |
 | "Tempus Fugit: A Novel" [2005] by Lawrence Lee Rowe, Jr.
"Some men would be great in any time" American forefathers George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson appear in modern times and are forced to adapt the principles of their time to airplanes, Constitutional amendments, World Wars, the Kennedy assassination, Jerry Springer, emancipated Afro-Americans, and the internet. M.D.R. Press 8½x5½ hardcover [12/2005] for $19.95 |
 | "Mr. Jefferson's Women" [2007] by Jon Kukla Knopf 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2007] for $17.79 |
 | "Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of A Nation" biography [2008] by Natalie S. Bober Univ Virginia Press 9x6 pb [1/2008] for $14.95 |
 | "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" [2008] by Annette Gordon-Reed book won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for History Kindle Edition from W.W. Norton [9/2009] for $9.99 W.W. Norton & Co. 9¼x6½ pb [9/2009] for $12.89 W.W. Norton & Co. 9¾x6½ deckle-edge hardcover [9/2008] for $23.25 |
 | "The Jefferson Lies: Exposing The Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson" [4/2012] by David Barton, Foreword by Glenn Beck Christian publisher & distributor Thomas Nelson received assurances from the evangelical propagandist author about accuracy, but upon publication critics railed at the hundreds of outright falsehoods contained within it, so Nelson halted further production and recalled all copies of this insult to America. (Barton is just another fake Christian who got caught.) "Debunking David Barton's The Jefferson Lies" [9/2012] by Chris Rodda Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [9/2012] for $4.99 CreateSpace 9x6 pb [9/2012] for $10.99 |
 | "Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims About Our Third President" [2012] by Warren Throckmorton, PhD & Michael Coulter, PhD Kindle Edition from Salem Grove Press [7/2012] for $4.99 Salem Grove Press 9x6 pb [7/2012] for $12.95 |
 | "Master of The Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves" [2012] by Henry Wiencek Kindle Edition from Farrar, Straus & Giroux [10/2012] for $13.49 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9x6 hardcover [10/2012] for $17.03 |
 | "Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged A Nation" [2013] by John Ferling Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury Press [10/2013] for $9.99 Bloomsbury Press 9¼x6¼ pb [10/2014] for $13.02 Bloomsbury Press 9½x6½hardcover [10/2013] for $16.05 see also Spirit of America Bookstore's Alexander Hamilton [1757-1804] Page |
 | "Young Jefferson" for Kindle [2015] by Thomas Fleming
123-page Kindle Edition from New Word City [6/2015] for $2.99 |
"A Life of Thomas Jefferson" [1963-68]
by Leonard Wibberley [1915-83]
"Young Man From The Piedmont: The Youth of Thomas Jefferson - The Years 1743 to 1776" [1963]
FS&G hardcover [1/2000] out of print/used
FS&G hardcover [1/63] out of print/used
FS&G / Ariel hardcover [1/63] out of print/used
"A Dawn In The Trees: Thomas Jefferson - The Years 1776 to 1789" [1964]
FS&G hardcover [8/88] out of print/used
FS&G hardcover [1/66] out of print/used
FS&G / Ariel hardcover [1/64] out of print/used
"The Gales of Spring: Thomas Jefferson - The Years 1789-1801" [1965]
FS&G hardcover [1/2000] out of print/used
FS&G 8x5¼ hardcover [1/65] out of print/used
"Time of The Harvest: Thomas Jefferson - The Years 1801-1826" [1966]
FS&G hardcover [1/67] out of print/used
FS&G hardcover [1/66] out of print/used
"Man of Liberty: A Life of Thomas Jefferson" [1968]
FS&G hardcover [6/68] out of print/used
Motion Pictures & Stageplays
About Thomas Jefferson
filmography of Thomas Jefferson {as a character; 120+ titles} at Internet Movie Database
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"The Patriots" Broadway stageplay [181 performances, 1943]
Written by Sidney S. Kingsley; credits at Internet Broadway Database
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" episode "The Patriots" [NBC-TV Nov 1963]
 | 90-minute TV movie directed by George Schaefer; adaptation by Robert Hartung, based on Sidney S. Kingsley's 1943 stageplay; starring Charlton Heston, Howard St. John, John Fraser, Dana Elcar & Peggy Ann Garner
DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb |
"1 7 7 6" Broadway musical comedy [1969]
 | Music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone 1997 Broadway cast: Richard Poe, Pat Hingle, Brent Spiner, Paul Michael Valley & Lauren Ward credits at Internet Broadway Database • BP's "1776" play fansite TVToons 1997 cast audio [12/97] for $10.43 TVToons 1997 cast audio CD [12/97] for $14.99 1969 Broadway cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard & Betty Buckley credits at Internet Broadway Database • DK's "1776" play fansite Sony 1969 cast audio CD [5/92] for $14.99 |
 | "1776" feature film [Columbia Nov 1972]
A musical version of the meetings in Philadelphia prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Directed by Peter H. Hunt; based on the hit Broadway musical by Sherman Edwards & Peter Stone; starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard & Blythe Danner Col/TriStar color DVD [7/2002] for $22.46 Col/TriStar color VHS [4/91] for $17.99 Col/TriStar color VHS [8/98] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"Great Performances" episode "The Patriots" 2-hour TV special [PBS-TV 1976] /tt0254664/
 | "Jefferson In Paris" [Merchant-Ivory March 1995] Following the death of his wife, American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is sent to France as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI, where he develops friendships and flirtations with the French, tries to bridge the divide with his daughters, and finds the relationships with his slaves from home (technically emancipated in France) shifting beyond his control. Directed by James Ivory; starring Nick Nolte, Gwyneth Paltrow, Thandie Newton, Seth Gilliam & Greta Scacchi Disney Video widescreen color DVD [4/2004] for $9.99 Buena Vista Home Video color VHS [4/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
 | "Thomas Jefferson: A Film by Ken Burns" [P.B.S. 1996] Directed by Ken Burns; written by Geoffrey C. Ward; narration by Ossie Davis & Sam Waterston PBS DVD [8/2001] for $25.49 PBS VHS [1/2002] for $22.48 Simitar VHS [1996] for $2.89 {sic} full credits from IMDb |
Jefferson's Writings
Jefferson Papers at Library of Congress
University of Virginia Jefferson Archive
Jefferson's Rough Draft of the 'Declaration of Independence'
'Declaration of Independence' at U.S.N.A.R.A.
online text of 'The Jefferson Bible' [English/Spanish/German]
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"The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson" [1821]
Kindle Edition from MacMay22 [2/2008] for 99¢ {sic} Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2008] for 99¢ {sic} A & D Publng 9x6 pb [5/2009] for $5.95 A & D Publng 9x6 hardcover [5/2009] for $19.99 |
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"Thomas Jefferson: Writings" [1984] Edited by Merrill D. Peterson Library of America 8¼x5 hardcover [8/84] for $24.32 |
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"Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence" [1994] by Garry Wills Mariner pb [11/2002] for $10.50 Buccaneer hardcover [12/94] out of print/used |
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"Jefferson's Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy & Theology" [1998] by Allen Jayne
Univ Press of KY 9x6 pb [12/2000] for $18.00 Univ Press of KY 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/98] for $39.95 |
Monticello Plantation in Virginia
official Monticello website
official Monticello Online Store & Catalog
 | "The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson At Monticello" [1993] by Susan R. Stein Harry N. Abrams pb [5/93] out of print/used Harry N. Abrams hardcover [4/2002] for $45.50 |
L i n k s
Chronology of Thomas Jefferson's Life
Thomas Jefferson entry at Wikipedia
browse books at Biographies & Memoirs / Thomas Jefferson Dept. at Amazon
browse 'Jefferson as Architect' at Amazon
GreatBuildings webpage
2000 Jefferson exhibit at Library of Congress
article at Encyclopedia Americana
Thomas Jefferson Quotes Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
here on the Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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