Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson 1743–1790: Together with a Summary of the Chief Events in Jefferson’s Life

by Thomas Jefferson

Publishers:

G. P. Putnam’s Sons; Knickerbocker Press

, 1914

Overview

This volume contains Thomas Jefferson’s autobiography, covering his life from birth to the beginning of his term as secretary of state. Written in 1821, when Jefferson was 77 years old, his autobiography is an invaluable window into one of American history’s greatest minds.

Product Details

• Title: Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson 1743–1790: Together with a Summary of the Chief Events in Jefferson’s Life
• Author: Thomas Jefferson
• Publishers: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Knickerbocker Press
• Print Publication Date: 1914
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Presidents › United States--Biography
• Resource ID: LLS:TBGRPHYTHMSJFFRSN
• Resource Type: text.monograph.autobiography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:58:06Z

About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was the third president of the United States of America and the principal author of the The Declaration of Independence. He served in the Continental Congress as a representative from Virginia, and was the wartime governor of Virginia. He served as the United States minister to France after the Revolutionary War and was the first secretary of state, under George Washington. He was close friends with James Madison, with whom he cofounded the Democratic-Republican Party in opposition to the Federalist Party. He was elected president in 1800 and oversaw the Louisiana Purchase. A key figure in the Enlightenment and a polymath, Jefferson founded the University of Virginia after his two terms as president. He died a few hours before John Adams, on July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the United States officially declared independence.