"Though remembered chiefly as author of the Declaration of Independence and the president under whom the Louisiana Purchase was effected, Thomas Jefferson was a true revolutionary in the way he ...

Towards the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson became fatalistic. The prince and poet of the American Revolution brooded-about the future of the country he birthed, to be sure; but also about his ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character: the Virginia aristocrat known as the "man of the people"; the president who simplified the office yet never denied himself a luxury; the slave owner who ...

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson is tasked with writing a first draft of what will become the Declaration of ...