Recounts the public and private life of Thomas Jefferson as well as the age in which he lived.

"A John Macrae book."

Introduction -- "I Cannot Live Without Books" -- "I Am Surrounded With Enemies" -- "A More Universal Acquaintances" -- "I Was Bold in the Pursuit of Knowledge" -- "An Untirin Spirit of Investigation" -- "All Men Are Born Free" -- "The Pursuit of Happiness" -- "God Gave Us Liberty" -- "Let Those Flatter Who Fear" -- "I Speak the Sentiments of America" -- "An Expression of the American Mind" -- "With a Single Eye to Reason" -- "It Is Not in My Power to Do Anything" -- "I Tremble for My Country" -- "I Do Love This People" -- "A Situation Much More Pleasing" -- "My Head and My Heart" -- "A Master of My Own Secret" -- "The Blessings of Self-Government" -- "The Empire of Liberty" -- "A Fire Bell in the Night" -- Bibliography -- Index.