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General Resources:
A.
"Thomas Jefferson: A biography" from the American National
Biography
online
here: [link]
B.
Thomas Jefferson: Library of Congress Exhibition
online
here: [link]
C.
Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography
Edited by Merrill D. Peterson.
D. Jefferson and His Time, definitive six-volume biography
of Thomas Jefferson
Written by Dumas Malone, and published between 1941 and 1981
The volumes are: 1. Jefferson the Virginian; 2. Jefferson
and the Rights of Man;
3. Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty; 4. Jefferson the President,
First Term, 1801-1805; 5. Jefferson the President, Second Term,
1805-1809; The Sage of Monticello.
E.
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Joseph J. Ellis
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II.
Jefferson and Political Economy
A.
Monticello's Website On Jefferson's Plantation: A Useful Starting
Point
Online Here: [link]
B.
Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia
Particularly queries 6, 18, 19, and 20
online here: [link]
C.
The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America
Drew R. McCoy.
my notes online here: [pdf]
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III.
Monticello and Architectural History
A.
The Official Monticello Site
online here [link]
B.
Jefferson's Monticello by William Howard Adams
This is the single best text on Monticello's architectural history.
C.
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello : a photographic portrait
Photographs by Robert C. Lautman; introduction by David McCullough;
anthology of writings selected by Ann M. Lucas and Rebecca L.
Bowman.
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IV.
Jefferson and the Virginia State House
A.
Jefferson and the Capital of Virginia
online here [link]
B.
The Capitol of Virginia: a Landmark of American Architecture
Fiske Kimball
C.
"Republicanism" from Gordon Wood's Creation of the
American Republic
online here [link]
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V.
Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
A.
Jefferson's Declaration: A Rough Draft
online
here: [link]
B.
American scripture: making the Declaration of Independence
A
great recent work by Pauline Maier
C.
Declaring Independence: Library of Congress Exhibit
online here: [link]
D.
The Declaration of Independence and Political Theory
online here: [link]
E.
A Brief Bibliographic Examination on Jefferson's Declaration (1996)
online here [pdf]
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VI.
Jefferson and the French Revolution
A.
A Revolutionary World: Jefferson and France
online
here [link]
B. "LIBERTE, EGALITE, ANIMOSITE"
Garry Wills
American Heritage 1989 40(5): 36-45.
C. "THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION"
Merrill D. Peterson
Tocqueville Review [Canada] 1987-88 9: 15-25.
D. "THE DUBIOUS DEMOCRAT: THOMAS JEFFERSON IN BOURBON FRANCE"
R. R. Palmer
Political Science Quarterly 1957 72(3): 388-404.
E.
Sister
Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light
Susan
Dunn
F.
The Long Affair: Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution,
1785-1800
An extremely controversial book by Conor
Cruise O'Brien
G.
The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
William
Howard Adams
H. Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography
Edited by Merrill D. Peterson.
I.
Jefferson and The Rights of Man
Dumas Malone
Pages
2-214 cover Jefferson's Time in France
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VII.
Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
A.
Encyclopedia Entry on Hamilton
online
here: [link]
B.
General Links on Alexander Hamilton
online
here: [link]
C.
Jefferson and The Rights of Man
Dumas Malone
Pages
319-490 covers Hamilton-Jefferson debate
E.
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Joseph J. Ellis
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VIII.
Jefferson the President
A.
Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography
Edited by Merrill D. Peterson.
See entry on Jefferson's Presidency
B. Jefferson's West (The Lewis and Clark Expedition)
online here [link]
C.
Jefferson and His Time, definitive six-volume biography
of Thomas Jefferson
Written by Dumas Malone, and published between 1941 and 1981
The volumes are: 1. Jefferson the Virginian; 2. Jefferson
and the Rights of Man;
3. Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty; 4. Jefferson the President,
First Term, 1801-1805; 5. Jefferson the President, Second Term,
1805-1809; The Sage of Monticello.
D.
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Joseph J. Ellis
E.
The Lewis And Clark Expedition (Library of Congress)
online here [link]
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IX.
Jefferson and Sally Hemings
A.
A Brief Account
online here [link]
B.
Jefferson's Blood
online
here [link]
C.
Monticello's Site on the Issue
online here [link]
D.
Assignment on Jefferson's Blood
online here [link]
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X.
The
"Jefferson Bible" and Jefferson's Religious Views
A.
"The Philosophy of Jesus" and "The Life and Morals
of Jesus"
online
here: [link]
B.
The most important introduction to to the subject:
Eugene Sheridan, "Introduction" in The Papers of
Thomas Jefferson, Second Series, Jefferson's Extracts from
the Gospels: "The Philosophy of Jesus" and "The
Life and Morals of Jesus," edited by Dickinson W. Adams
(Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press). See me for
a photocopy.
C.
Thomas Jefferson Text's
Declaration
of Independence
Jefferson's
Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779
Jefferson's
Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom, 1786
Jefferson
Letter to Rush, 1800
Jefferson
Memo, 1800
Jefferson,
1st Inaugural, 1801
Jefferson,
2nd Inaugural, 1805
Jefferson
Letter to Robinson, 1801
Jefferson
Letter to Danbury, 1802
Jefferson
Letter to Lincoln, 1802
Jefferson
Letter to Miller, 1808
Jefferson
Letter to Baltimore Baptist, 1808
Jefferson
Letter to Stiles, 1819
Jefferson
Letter to Cooper, 1822
Jefferson
Minutes, University of Virginia, 1822-25
Jefferson
Query XVII, 1782
Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress
D.
Religion and the American Founding: Library of Congress Exhibit
Online here: [link]
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XI.
Jefferson
and the University of Virginia
A.University
of Virginia
online here [link]
B.
Tour of UVA Grounds
online here [link]
C.
Great Buildings: Three D Design
online here [link]
D.
Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography
Edited
by Merrill D. Peterson
Article on UVA
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XII.
Jefferson
and the University of Virginia
A.
Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography
Edited
by Merrill D. Peterson
Article on Jefferson's Library
B.
Library of Congress
online here [link]
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