The Thomas Jefferson Page

( 1743-1826 )

Major Works
Merrill D. Peterson selected and annotated the texts included in Writings ( 1984 ), the Jefferson volume in the Library of America.
Autobiography ( First published, 1829 ). Declaration of Independence
A Summary View of the Rights of British America ( 1774 ). Notes on the State of Virginia ( 1787 ). A survey in the form of twenty-three " queries " which cover aspects of the state's geography, natural resources, flora and fauna, population, government, educational institutions, religions.
First Inaugural ( 1801 ).
Second Inaugural ( 1805 ).
Report of the Commissioners for the University of Virginia ( 1818 ).

About Jefferson
Willard Sterne Randall, Thomas Jefferson: A Life. Henry Holt, 1993.
Thomas Jefferson from The White House.
Thomas Jefferson from PAL.
Life of Thomas Jefferson by B. L. Rayner.
The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives and Records Administration.

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