TIME Magazine: Thomas Jefferson

ILLUSTRATION FOR TIME BY MICHAEL DEAS

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Monticello
The estate reflects Jefferson: his obsessions, his contradictions, and his brilliance

Jefferson's Virginia
A map of important places in Jefferson's life

Timeline
The public & private life of Thomas Jefferson

The Barbary Coast
America's first war on terror

Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Thomas Jefferson
He drafted the declaration, sparked a revolution and became ensnared in a sex scandal with a slave. In this third annual chapter in TIME's Making of America series, we take a look at the most controversial founding father

A Life in Letters
Newly published missives reveal a complex character

To The Shores of Tripoli
Muslim foes. Kidnappings. How the Barbary Wars foreshadowed things to come

Ignoring the Revolution Next Door
How Jefferson, a slave-owner, reconciled the creation of the Haitian republic

A Family Divided
Sex, race and the Jefferson feud. An inside look

Was the Sage a Hypocrite?
As Americans attempt to build a more multiracial future, we struggle to understand just who Thomas Jefferson was

The Best of Enemies
Jefferson was visionary and crafty. In Hamilton, he met his match. How the rivalry lives on

The Patriot Act of the 18th Century
How the Alien and Sedition Acts became the first act of government to limit the populous' constitutional rights

God Of Our Fathers
Jefferson's spiritual beliefs were vague, but one thing is clear: he wanted to keep religion and politics separate

Where are the Jeffersons of Today?
The founders were a rare breed. But the future is up to all of us

Bejamin Banneker
A black man who challenged Jefferson's views on slavery

Jefferson and Me
Jimmy Carter on the connection he feels to the third President

Jefferson on the Web
The best websites to learn more about Jefferson, from his writings to his residences

Bibliography
A list of helpful books for discovering more about the life of America's third President

A Founding Father's Final Lesson
Think today's students are wild? Meet the party animals of 1825

Forum: Thomas Jefferson
TIME contacted a number of scholars about Thomas Jefferson and his legacy. A sampling of their views

Ben Franklin
The adventures of a Founding Father
[7/7/2003]

Lewis & Clark
The 200th anniversary of their expedition
[7/5/2002]

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