GREAT THINKERS Thomas Jefferson

Major Works

• Notes on the State of Virginia

  Jefferson’s main piece of writing, it originated as letters in response to questions from François Barbé-Marbois, a French diplomat. In this work, Jefferson explores a wide variety of topics from the climate, terrain and waterways to colleges, commerce,… More

• The Declaration of Independence (Rough Draft)

  - Declaration of Independence (Rough Draft with Final Draft) Declaration of Independence (Official)  
  Jefferson created the original draft of the Declaration of Independence before it was edited by the Continental Congress. Some of the major difference between the original and the final version include: replacing “sacred and undeniable” with… More

• A Summary View of the Rights of British Americans

  "But your majesty, or your governors, have carried this power beyond every limit known, or provided for, by the laws: After dissolving one house of representatives, they have refused to call another, so that, for a great length of time, the legislature… More

• Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

• The Jefferson Bible

• Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

  - An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

Other Works

• Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

  "If it was possible for men, who exercise their reason to believe, that the divine Author of our existence intended a part of the human race to hold an absolute property in, and an unbounded power over others, marked out by his infinite goodness and wisdom,… More

• Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States

• The Adams-Jefferson Letters

  - Cappon, Lester J., ed. 1971. The Adams-Jefferson Letters. New York: Simon and Shuster.
  The dialogue between these two seminal figures represents an intimate portrayal of the trials associated with the first 50 years of the republic. Their discussed included the structure of government, philosophy, religion, current politics as well as their… More

• Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

  - Jefferson, Thomas. 2009. Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson. Blacksburg: A & D Publications.
  Thomas Jefferson is one of the most important figure in American history. Author of the Declaration of Independence, foreign minister to France, third president of the United States and Founder of the University of Virginia, owner of a large Plantation,… More

• The Kentucky Resolution

  - Introduction to the Controversy   Jefferson's Draft   Final Draft
  There was some dispute over Jefferson’s authorship of the Kentucky Resolution, mostly due to its implications for nullification and the role of nullification in the Civil War. The Kentucky Resolution states that the “General Government” cannot use any… More

• Jefferson’s First Inaugural

  - First Inaugural Address
  Jefferson’s election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the Revolution of 1800, marked a dramatic shift in the exercise of executive power as well as a shift in Jefferson’s political thought. Prior to his role as president, Jefferson focused on states… More

Commentary

• Thomas Jefferson, His Permanent Influence on American Institutions

  - Williams, John Sharp. 1913. Thomas Jefferson, His Permanent Influence on American Institutions. Columbia University Press.

• Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism

  - Chinard, Gilbert. 1939. Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism. Revised Edition.

• Executive Power and Domestic Emergency: The Quest for Prerogative

  - Roche, John P. 1952. “Executive Power and Domestic Emergency: The Quest for Prerogative.” The Western Political Quarterly 5 (4) (December): 592-618.

• Liberty and the First Amendment: 1790-1800

  - Levy, Leonard W. 1962. “Liberty and the First Amendment: 1790-1800.” The American Historical Review 68 (1) (October): 22-37.

• The Revolution of American Conservatism

  - Fischer, David Hackett. 1965. The Revolution of American Conservatism. 1ST edition. Harper & Row.

• Freedom’s Fetters; The Alien and Sedition Laws and American Civil

  - Smith, James Morton.1966. Freedom’s Fetters; The Alien and Sedition Laws and American Civil. Cornell University Press.

• Thomas Jefferson: A Profile

  - Peterson, Merrill D. 1967. Thomas Jefferson: A Profile. Hill and Wang.

• The Jefferson-Adams Rupture and the First French Translation of John Adams’ Defence

  - Appleby, Joyce. 1968. “The Jefferson-Adams Rupture and the First French Translation of John Adams’ Defence.” The American Historical Review 73 (4) (April): 1084-1091.

• Jefferson on Liberty

  - Cooke, J. W. 1973. “Jefferson on Liberty.” Journal of the History of Ideas 34 (4) (October): 563-576.

• Fame and the Founding Fathers: Essays

  - Adair, Douglass. 1974. Fame and the Founding Fathers. Trevor Colbourn, ed. New York: Norton.

• Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography

  - Peterson, Merrill D. 1975. Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography. London [England]; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

• Slavery, Race, and Equality: Jefferson and the Pathos of the Enlightenment

  - Diggins, John P. 1976. “Slavery, Race, and Equality: Jefferson and the Pathos of the Enlightenment.” American Quarterly 28 (2): 206-228.

• Jefferson: A Revealing Biography

  - Smith, Page. 1976. Jefferson: A Revealing Biography. New York: American Heritage Pub. Co. : Book trade distribution by McGraw-Hill.

• Ideology and Political Culture from Jefferson to Nixon

  - Kelley, Robert. 1977. “Ideology and Political Culture from Jefferson to Nixon.” The American Historical Review 82 (3) (June): 531-562.

• History of the United States of America during the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson

  - Adams, Henry. 1986. History of the United States of America during the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Literary classics of the United States.

• The Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson

  - Bush, Alfred L. The Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville.

• Jefferson and Executive Power: Revisionism and the ‘Revolution of 1800’

  - Schmitt, Gary J. 1987. “Jefferson and Executive Power: Revisionism and the ‘Revolution of 1800.’” CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs 17 (2): 7-25.

• The Administrative Theories of Hamilton & Jefferson: Their Contribution to Thought on Public Administration

  - Caldwell, Lynton Keith. 1988. The Administrative Theories of Hamilton & Jefferson: Their Contribution to Thought on Public Administration. New York: Holmes & Meier.

• In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson

  - Cunningham, Noble E. 1988. In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson. First Edition Thus edition. Ballantine.

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History

  - Peterson, Merrill D, Robert C Vaughan, and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, ed. 1988. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History. Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press.

• Jefferson & Civil Liberties: The Darker Side

  - Levy, Leonard W. 1989. Jefferson & Civil Liberties: The Darker Side. Chicago: I.R. Dee.

• The Federalist Papers on The Constitutionality of Executive Prerogative

  - Sorenson, Leonard R. 1989. “The Federalist Papers on The Constitutionality of Executive Prerogative.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 19 (2): 267–283.

• The Unfinished Revolution: Education and Politics in the Thought of Thomas Jefferson

  - Hellenbrand, Harold. 1990. The Unfinished Revolution: Education and Politics in the Thought of Thomas Jefferson. Associated University Presse.

• Race and Revolution

  - Nash, Gary B. 1990. Race and Revolution. Madison: Madison House.

• John Locke & the Limits of Presidential Prerogative

  - Langston, Thomas S., and Michael E. Lind. 1991. “John Locke & the Limits of Presidential Prerogative.” Polity 24 (1): 49-68.

• From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Opposition to Britain, 1765-1776

  - Maier, Pauline. 1991. From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Opposition to Britain, 1765-1776. New York: W.W. Norton.

• Jeffersonian Legacies

  - Onuf, Peter S., ed. 1993. Jeffersonian Legacies. University of Virginia Press.

• American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis

  - Sharp, James Roger. 1993. American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis. New Haven: Yale University Press.

• The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson

  - Sheldon, Garrett Ward. 1993. The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Baltimore; London: Johns Hopkins University Press.

• Thomas Jefferson

  - Risjord, Norman K. 1994. Thomas Jefferson. Madison, Wis.: Madison House.

• The Republic of Letters: The Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 1776-1826

  - Jefferson, Thomas, and James Madison. 1995. The Republic of Letters: The Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 1776-1826 3 3. Edited by James Morton Smith. New York, NY u.a.: Norton.

• The Most Dangerous Branch

  - Flaherty, Martin S. 1996. “The Most Dangerous Branch.” The Yale Law Journal 105 (7) (May): 1725-1839.

• American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

  - Ellis, Joseph J. 1997. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. New York, NY: Knopf.

• The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

  - Amar, Akhil Reed. 1998. The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction. Yale University Press.

• Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy

  - Gordon-Reed, Annette. 1998. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy. Charlottesville: University of Virginia.

• American Synecdoche: Thomas Jefferson as Image, Icon, Character, and Self

  - Lewis, Jan, and Peter S. Onuf. 1998. “American Synecdoche: Thomas Jefferson as Image, Icon, Character, and Self.” The American Historical Review 103 (1) (February): 125-136.

• The Jefferson Image in the American Mind

  - Peterson, Merrill D, and Inc Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. 1998. The Jefferson Image in the American Mind. Charlottesville, Va.: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation : University Press of Virginia.

• The Jefferson Image in the American Mind

  - Peterson, Merrill D. 1998. The Jefferson Image in the American Mind. University of Virginia Press.

• American Virtues: Thomas Jefferson on the Character of a Free People

  - Yarbrough, Jean M. 1998. American Virtues: Thomas Jefferson on the Character of a Free People. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas.

• Thomas Jefferson, Political Writings

  - Jefferson, Thomas, Joyce Oldham Appleby, and Terence Ball. 1999. Thomas Jefferson, Political Writings. New York: Cambridge University Press.

• Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson: History, Memory, and Civic Culture

  - Lewis, Jan, and Peter S Onuf. 1999. Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson: History, Memory, and Civic Culture. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.

• Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature

  - Engeman, Thomas S. 2000. Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press.

• As Far as Republican Principles Will Admit: Presidential Prerogative and Constitutional Government

  - Thomas, George. 2000. “As Far as Republican Principles Will Admit: Presidential Prerogative and Constitutional Government.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 30 (3): 534–552.

• Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson

  - Finkelman, Paul. 2001. Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe.

• Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography)

  - Gaustad, Edwin S. 2001. Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.

• Principle and Interest: Thomas Jefferson and the Problem of Debt

  - Sloan, Herbert E. 2001. Principle and Interest: Thomas Jefferson and the Problem of Debt. University of Virginia Press.

• ‘The Circle of Our Felicities’: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address and the Rhetoric of Nationhood

  - Browne, Stephen H. 2002. “‘The Circle of Our Felicities’: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address and the Rhetoric of Nationhood.” Rhetoric & Public Affairs 5 (3): 409–438.

• Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State

  - Dreisbach, Daniel. 2002. Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State. NYU Press.

• The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic

  - Horn, James P. P, Jan Lewis, and Peter Onuf, ed. 2002. The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press.

• Thomas Jefferson

  - Bernstein, Richard B. 2003. Thomas Jefferson. New York: Oxford University Press.

• Virginia’s Trinity of Immortals: Washington, Jefferson, and Henry, and the Story of Their Fractured Relationships

  - Higgenbotham, Don. 2003. “Virginia’s Trinity of Immortals: Washington, Jefferson, and Henry, and the Story of Their Fractured Relationships.” Journal of the Early Republic 23 (4): 521-543.

• Constitutionalism and Presidential Prerogative: Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian Perspectives

  - Fatovic, Clement. 2004. “Constitutionalism and Presidential Prerogative: Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian Perspectives.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (3): 429–444.

• Executive Prerogative and the ‘Good Officer’ in Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to John B. Colvin

  - Bailey, Jeremy D. 2004. “Executive Prerogative and the ‘Good Officer’ in Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to John B. Colvin.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 34 (4): 732–754.

• Jefferson and Madison: The Great Collaboration

  - Koch, Adrienne. 2005. Jefferson and Madison: The Great Collaboration. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky.

• Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power

  - Bailey, Jeremy D. 2007. Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power. Cambridge University Press.

• “The Ideology of the American Dream: Two Competing Philosophies in Education, 1776-2006.”

  - Beach, J. M. 2007. “The Ideology of the American Dream: Two Competing Philosophies in Education, 1776-2006.” Educational Studies 41 (2): 148–164.

• Radical Jefferson

  - Erkkila, Betsy. 2007. “Radical Jefferson.” American Quarterly 59 (2): 277–289.

• Can the Prince Really Be Tamed? Executive Prerogative, Popular Apathy, and the Constitutional Frame in Locke’s Second Treatise

  - Kleinerman, Benjamin A. 2007. “Can the Prince Really Be Tamed? Executive Prerogative, Popular Apathy, and the Constitutional Frame in Locke’s Second Treatise.” American Political Science Review 101 (02): 209–222.

• Jefferson & His Time. Vol. 1–6

  - Malone, Dumas. 2007. Jefferson & His Time. Vol. 1–6. 6 vols. University of Virginia Press.

• The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

  - Middlekauff, Robert. 2007. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789. New York: Oxford University Press.

• The Mind of Thomas Jefferson

  - Onuf, Peter S. 2007. The Mind of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press.

• Inherent War and Executive Powers and Prerogative Politics

  - Pious, Richard M. 2007. “Inherent War and Executive Powers and Prerogative Politics.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 37 (1): 66–84.

• Constitutionalism, Conflict, and Consent: Jefferson on the Impeachment Power

  - Bailey, Jeremy D. 2008. “Constitutionalism, Conflict, and Consent: Jefferson on the Impeachment Power.” The Review of Politics 70 (04): 572–594.

• Thomas Jefferson and Slavery – Was He Really an Opponent of the Institution?

  - Massner, Franziska. 2008. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery - Was He Really an Opponent of the Institution? GRIN Verlag.

• Jefferson and Executive Power

  - Yoo, John C. 2008. “Jefferson and Executive Power.” Boston University Law Review 88: 421-458.

• The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy

  - Ackerman, Bruce. 2009. The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy. Harvard University Press.

• Thomas Jefferson: Author of America

  - Hitchens, Christopher. 2009. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. New York: Atlas & Co./Harper Perennial.

• Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

  - Jefferson, Thomas. 2009. Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson. Blacksburg: A & D Publications.

• Liberty, State & Union: The Political Theory of Thomas Jefferson

  - Bassani, Luigi Marco. 2010. Liberty, State & Union: The Political Theory of Thomas Jefferson. Mercer University Press.

• A Companion to Thomas Jefferson (Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History)

  - Cogliano, Francis D. 2011. A Companion to Thomas Jefferson (Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History). 1 edition. Wiley-Blackwell.

• Thomas Jefferson, Time, and History

  - Spahn, Hannah. 2011. Thomas Jefferson, Time, and History. University of Virginia Press.

• Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

  - Wood, Gordon S. 2011. Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed about Thomas Jefferson

  - Barton, David. 2012. The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed about Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Nelson Inc.

• Republican Constitutionalism in Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia

  - Gish, Dustin A., and Daniel P. Klinghard. 2012. “Republican Constitutionalism in Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia.” The Journal of Politics 74 (01): 35–51.

• The Reluctant’’ Politician: Thomas Jefferson’s Debt to Epicurus

  - Holowchak, M. Andrew. 2012. “The Reluctant’’ Politician: Thomas Jefferson’s Debt to Epicurus.” Eighteenth-Century Studies 45 (2): 277–297.

• Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

  - Meacham, Jon. 2012. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Random House.

• Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

  - Wiencek, Henry. 2012. Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

• Thomas Jefferson (American Presidents)

  - Appleby, Joyce. 2013. Thomas Jefferson (American Presidents). Edited by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1 edition. Times Books.

• Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas

  - Becker, Carl L. 2013. Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas (Vintage). Vintage.

• Religion and the New Republic: Faith in the Founding of America

  - Hutson, James H., Daniel L. Driesbach, John Witte Jr, Thomas E., S. J. Buckley, Mark A. Noll, Catherine A. Brekus, Michael Novak, and James Hutson. 2013. Religion and the New Republic: Faith in the Founding of America. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

• Thomas Jefferson: The American Presidents Series

  - Appleby, Joyce. 2013. Thomas Jefferson:The American Presidents Series. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., ed. New York: Times Books.
  From the Publisher: Few presidents have embodied the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. He was the originator of so many of the founding principles of American democracy. Politically, he shuffled off the centralized authority of the Federalists,… More

Multimedia

• Thomas Jefferson: Biography

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