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Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
A restless thinker who helped write the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president of the United States. His life combined politics, architecture, science, education, and deep contradictions that still shape how he is remembered.
17 Audiobooks
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20)
by Thomas Jefferson
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
by Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
by Thomas Jefferson
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Memoirs, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 9 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 2 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 5 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 6 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 7 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 8 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 4 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 3 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
by Thomas Jefferson
State of the Union Addresses
by Thomas Jefferson
About the author
Born in Virginia in 1743, Thomas Jefferson trained as a lawyer and became one of the central figures of the American Revolution. He is best known as the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence, and he later served as governor of Virginia, minister to France, the first U.S. secretary of state, vice president, and then president from 1801 to 1809.
Jefferson was also a wide-ranging man of letters whose interests reached far beyond politics. He designed and continually reworked his home, Monticello, helped found the University of Virginia, and filled his life with books, correspondence, and experiments in agriculture and design. That intellectual curiosity is a big part of why he remains such a compelling figure to readers.
At the same time, his legacy is inseparable from slavery. Jefferson wrote powerfully about liberty while enslaving hundreds of people over the course of his life, a contradiction that has made him one of the most debated founders in American history. He died at Monticello on July 4, 1826, fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.