Del Norte Public Library

A biography of the farmer, architect, statesman, President, inventor, and educator whose inventiveness was exemplified by Monticello.

A fictional re-creation of the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his mistress of thirty-eight years, the quadroon slave Sally Hemings.

When Thomas Jefferson assumed his post as American ambassador to France, he faced daunting political and personal challenges. He struggles to get the young nation recognized as a serious trade nation. He faced grave criticism--how could he profess individual liberty and high standards of honor when he owned slaves and courted the wife of a political acquaintance?

"In this special illustrated edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, young readers will learn about the life and political philosophy of one of our Founding Fathers"--

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West.