Thomas Jefferson: A Biography
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, the writer of the Declaration of Independence and an avid philosopher whose thoughts and ideas founded the nation we know today. The political leader, the architect, archeologist, author, and inventor- however many titles he has, not one can describe him alone. As a polymath, Jefferson had an affinity for languages, designed his own house, and had a passion for books, once saying "I cannot live without books."
Jefferson was born in 1743on a family farm in Albemarle County, Virginia to a wealthy family. His father, received a letter in 1745 telling that a close friend of the family had died and that he was to inherit the estate and his four children, making Jefferson have six siblings altogether. It was at that house where Jefferson studied from a tutor and was morphed into the intellect as we know him today.
Jefferson entered the college if William and Mary in 1760 at the age of......
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