Thomas Jefferson

"The Papers of Thomas Jefferson is a projected 60-volume series containing not only the 18,000 letters written by Jefferson but also, in full or in summary, the more than 25,000 letters written to him. Including documents of historical significance as well as private notes not closely examined until their publication in the Papers, this series is an unmatched source of scholarship on the nation's third president."--Publisher description.

This American classic is the only full-length book written and published by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime. It was begun by Jefferson as a commentary on the resources and institutions of his home state, but the work's lasting value lies in its delineation of his major philosophical, political, scientific, and ethical beliefs.

"The Retirement Series documents Jefferson's written legacy between his return to private life on 4 March 1809 and his death on 4 July 1826. During this period Jefferson founded the University of Virginia and sold his extraordinary library to the nation, but his greatest legacy from these years is the astonishing depth and breadth of his correspondence with statesmen, inventors, scientists, philosophers, and ordinary citizens on topics spanning virtually...

"Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government's responsibilities to its people and also the people's responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating collection, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham has gathered Jefferson's most powerful and provocative reflections on the subject, drawn from public speeches and documents as well...

This volume is an important clarification of the controversial religious beliefs of one of our most unorthodox but ethically committed presidents. Printed here are the facsimile texts of Jefferson's two compilations of Jesus' words. -- Amazon.com.

Includes Jefferson's correspondence, drawings, and plans for Monticello's gardens. Jefferson's journals on horticulture at Monticello, his achievements, failures, and plans with some of his letters on the subject to Washington, Madison, Adams. The size and quality of the book is explained by the editor's situation: founder and first president, prime computer, and founder an president of fulcrum (and a serious historian and naturalist). Limited edition,...