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Adams, William Howard. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson. 1997.

Thomas Jefferson. 1856 copy by Thomas Sully after 1821 original life portraitBrodie, Fawn. Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. 1974.

Bernstein, R. B. Thomas Jefferson. 2003.

Burstein, Andrew. The Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist. 1995.

Cunningham, Noble E., Jr. In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson. 1987.

Ellis, Joseph J. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. 1996.

Gaustad, Edwin S. Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson. 1996.

Malone, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time. 1948-1981. 6 vols.

  • Jefferson the Virginian. 1948.
  • Jefferson and the Rights of Man. 1951.
  • Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty. 1962.
  • Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801-1805. 1970.
  • Jefferson the President: Second Term, 1805-1809. 1974.
  • The Sage of Monticello. 1981.

Malone, Dumas. Thomas Jefferson: A Brief Biography. 1993.

Mapp, Alf J. Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity. 1987.

---. Thomas Jefferson: Passionate Pilgrim. 1991.

Nock, Albert Jay. Mr. Jefferson. 1983.

Padover, Saul. Jefferson. 1970.

Peterson, Merrill D. Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation. 1970.

Randall, Willard Sterne. Thomas Jefferson: A Life. 1993.

Randolph, Sarah N. The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson. 1971; rpt. 1985.

Risjord, Norman K. Thomas Jefferson. 1994.

Pictured: Thomas Jefferson. 1856 copy by Thomas Sully after 1821 original life portrait