Thomas Jefferson: A LifeThe highly praised one-volume biography of Thomas Jefferson that provides illuminating new insights into his public and private life--by the award-winning author of A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin at War with His Son and Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor. |
Contents
33 | |
An Untiring Spirit of Investigation | 89 |
All Men Are Born Free | 119 |
The Pursuit of Happiness | 149 |
God Gave Us Liberty | 169 |
Let Those Flatter Who Fear | 195 |
An Expression of the American Mind | 265 |
With a Single Eye to Reason | 283 |
A Situation Much More Pleasing | 395 |
My Head and My Heart | 427 |
A Master of My Own Secret | 451 |
The Blessings of SelfGovernment | 493 |
The Empire of Liberty | 531 |
A Fire Bell in the Night | 585 |
Bibliography | 641 |
Index | 677 |
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