AddThis Print

Research & Collections

Through a network of scholars, teachers and resources, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation engages a global audience in a dialogue about Jefferson's ideas and establishes relationships with people from around the world. Our scholars take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Jefferson and his legacy by supporting a wide range of inquiry and programs in the Charlottesville area and abroad. From organizing academic conferences around the world to restoring and preserving Monticello, our scholars are passionate about uncovering insights into Jefferson's world.


Robert H. Smith International Center for Jeffeson Studies A multidisciplinary research center supporting the ongoing international study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.	Global Research and Outreach Monticello engages a global audience in a dialogue about Thomas Jefferson's ideas through a network of scholars, teachers, and resources.	Research Tools Find out what you need to know with over 1,000 scholarly articles, a specialized library collection, an archive of Jefferson family letters, and several specialized databases.	Monticello's Academic Departments A list of the scholarly departments whose work undergirds our understanding of Thomas Jefferson, the greater Monticello plantation and their context in history.

The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire

This exciting new book by Andrew O’Shaughnessy, the Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, will be available June 11, 2013.

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame, but were they? In The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire (Publication Date: June 11, 2013), historian Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy makes a different argument. Weaving together the personal stories of ten prominent men who directed the British dimension of the war, he dispels the incompetence myth and uncovers the real reasons that rebellious colonials were able to achieve their surprising victory. Read more about this exciting book »