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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
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The Invention of Nature

By Andrea Wulf ,

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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
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Undaunted Courage

By Stephen E. Ambrose ,

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America's First Daughter
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America's First Daughter

By Stephanie Dray , Laura Kamoie ,

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Washington: A Life
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Washington

By Ron Chernow ,

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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
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Stamped from the Beginning

By Ibram X. Kendi ,

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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
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The Billionaire's Vinegar

By Benjamin Wallace ,

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Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
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Inventing America

By Garry Wills ,

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Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
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Jefferson's Daughters

By Catherine Kerrison ,

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Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic
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Affairs of Honor

By Joanne B. Freeman ,

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Legends of Liberty: Volume 1
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Legends of Liberty

By Andrew Benson Brown ,

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John Adams
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John Adams

By David McCullough ,

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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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Thomas Jefferson

By Jon Meacham ,

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The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do about It
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The War on Science

By Shawn Otto ,

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Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier
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Astoria

By Peter Stark ,

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Jefferson's Treasure: How Albert Gallatin Saved the New Nation from Debt
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Jefferson's Treasure

By Gregory May ,

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Thomas Jefferson's European Travel Diaries
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Thomas Jefferson's European Travel Diaries

By Thomas Jefferson , Persephone Weene , James McGrath Morris

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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark

By John Bakeless ,

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Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government
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Parlor Politics

By Catherine Allgor ,

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Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women in the Early American Republic
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Founding Friendships

By Cassandra A. Good ,

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Notes on the State of Virginia
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Notes on the State of Virginia

By Thomas Jefferson ,

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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

By Annette Gordon-Reed ,

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My Monticello: Fiction
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My Monticello

By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson ,

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Those Rebels, John & Tom
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Those Rebels, John & Tom

By Barbara Kerley , Edwin Fotheringham (illustrator) ,

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Haunted Virginia: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Dominion
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Haunted Virginia

By Jr. Taylor, L. B. ,

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George Washington: A Life in Books
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George Washington

By Kevin J. Hayes ,

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To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders
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To Begin the World Anew

By Bernard Bailyn ,

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Jefferson and the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans
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Jefferson and the Indians

By Anthony F. C. Wallace ,

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Mr Hamilton's Elysium: The Gardens of Painshill
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Mr Hamilton's Elysium

By Michael Symes ,

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The Last Patriot
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The Last Patriot

By Brad Thor ,

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The Jefferson Key
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The Jefferson Key

By Steve Berry ,

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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"

By Annette Gordon-Reed , Peter S. Onuf ,

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Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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Friends Divided

By Gordon S. Wood ,

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Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson: The Politics of Enlightenment and the American Founding
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Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson

By Darren Staloff ,

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American Honor: The Creation of the Nation's Ideals during the Revolutionary Era
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American Honor

By Craig Bruce Smith ,

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Nobody Knows: The Forgotten Story of One of the Most Influential Figures in American Music by Craig von Buseck
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Nobody Knows

By Craig von Buseck ,

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Class Conflict, Slavery, and the United States Constitution: Ten Essays
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Class Conflict, Slavery, and the United States Constitution

By Staughton Lynd ,

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Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson
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Slavery and the Founders

By Paul Finkelman ,

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Thomas Jefferson's Education
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Thomas Jefferson's Education

By Alan Taylor ,

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The Great Meadow
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The Great Meadow

By Elizabeth Madox Roberts , M. E. Bradford ,

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Jefferson's Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello
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Jefferson's Secrets

By Andrew Burstein ,

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The Women Jefferson Loved
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The Women Jefferson Loved

By Virginia Scharff ,

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Jefferson's Empire: The Language of American Nationhood
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Jefferson's Empire

By Peter S. Onuf ,

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The Jefferson Image in the American Mind
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The Jefferson Image in the American Mind

By Merrill D. Peterson ,

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From 'Hear' to Forever
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From 'Hear' to Forever

By Danny Jefferson , Raymond Reid ,

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Securing the Fruits of Labor: The American Concept of Wealth Distribution, 1765-1900
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Securing the Fruits of Labor

By James L Huston ,

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Abigail Adams: A Life
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Abigail Adams

By Woody Holton ,

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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

By Barb Rosenstock , John O'Brien (illustrator) ,

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Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power
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Negro President

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The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence
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The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley

By David Waldstreicher ,

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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
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American Sphinx

By Joseph J. Ellis ,

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Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution
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Angel in the Whirlwind

By Benson Bobrick ,

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A History of the American People
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A History of the American People

By Paul Johnson ,

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A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic
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A Revolutionary Friendship

By Francis D. Cogliano ,

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The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University
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The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind

By Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy ,

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The Founding Fathers!: Those Horse-Ridin', Fiddle-Playin', Book-Readin', Gun-Totin' Gentlemen Who Started America
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The Founding Fathers!

By Jonah Winter , Barry Blitt (illustrator) ,

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Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything
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Thomas Jefferson

By Maira Kalman ,

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Forced Founders
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Forced Founders

By Woody Holton ,

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The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
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The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

By David Brion Davis ,

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Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an
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Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an

By Denise Spellberg ,

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The Copy Workshop Workbook
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The Copy Workshop Workbook

By Bruce Bendinger ,

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