Thomas Jefferson
- ISBN-10
- 0195181301
- ISBN-13
- 9780195181302
- Series
- Thomas Jefferson
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 253
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-15
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- R. B. Bernstein
Description
A short biography of Thomas Jefferson covers such topics as his life as a Virginia gentleman, his passionate belief in democracy, his defense of slavery, his relationship with Sally Hemings, and his contributions to America as a writer, inventor, and party leader.
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