Meet Thomas Jefferson

by Marvin Barrett, Pat Fogarty (Illustrator)

Overview

When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375812118
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/25/2001
Series:	Landmark Books
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	720,642
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 7.69(h) x 0.22(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

Table of Contents

1.	Meet Thomas Jefferson	1
2.	Tuckahoe	4
3.	Growing Up at Shadwell	7
4.	Tom Goes to College	10
5.	Becoming a Lawyer	13
6.	Monticello	16
7.	A Wife and a War	21
8.	The Declaration of Independence	26
9.	New Laws for a New State	29
10.	America Wins the War	34
11.	New Ideas for a New Country	38
12.	France	41
13.	Americans Choose Sides	45
14.	President Jefferson	50
15.	The Louisiana Purchase	53
16.	President Again	56
17.	The University of Virginia	59
18.	The Last Days	63