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===Biography===
===Biography===
*  Bernstein, Richard B. ''Thomas Jefferson'' (2005) short biography [http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-R-B-Bernstein/dp/0195181301/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201550604&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
*  Bernstein, Richard B. ''Thomas Jefferson'' (2005) short biography [http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-R-B-Bernstein/dp/0195181301/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201550604&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
* Cunningham, Noble E. Jr . ''In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson'' (1988, short biography)  
* Cunningham, Noble E. Jr . ''In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson'' (1988, short biography) [http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Reason-Life-Thomas-Jefferson/dp/0345353803/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203807419&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Ellis, Joseph J.  ''American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson'' (1998), interpretive essays [http://www.amazon.com/American-Sphinx-Character-Thomas-Jefferson/dp/0679444904/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197165858&sr=3 excerpt and text search]
* Ellis, Joseph J.  ''American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson'' (1998), interpretive essays [http://www.amazon.com/American-Sphinx-Character-Thomas-Jefferson/dp/0679444904/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197165858&sr=3 excerpt and text search]
* Hofstadter, Richard. ''The American Political Tradition'' (1948), chapter on TJ [http://www.historyebook.org/ online at ACLS e-books]
* Hofstadter, Richard. ''The American Political Tradition'' (1948), chapter on TJ [http://www.historyebook.org/ online at ACLS e-books]
*  Kimball, Marie. ''Jefferson, War and Peace, 1776 to 1784'' 1947 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=3924448 online edition]
*  Kimball, Marie. ''Jefferson, War and Peace, 1776 to 1784'' 1947 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=3924448 online edition]
* McDonald, Forrest. ''The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson'' (1987) intellectual history approach to TJ's presidency  
* McDonald, Forrest. ''The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson'' (1987) intellectual history approach to TJ's presidency  
* Malone, Dumas. v. 1, "Jefferson the Virginian'' (1948);  v. 2 ''Jefferson and the Rights of man'' ;v.3: ''Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty'' ; v. 4:  ''Jefferson the President: First Term 1801 - 1805''; v. 5: ''Jefferson the President: Second term, 1805-1809''; v.6: ''The Sage of Monticello'' (1948-70), the standard scholarly biography   
* Malone, Dumas. v. 1, "Jefferson the Virginian'' (1948);  v. 2 ''Jefferson and the Rights of man''; v.3: ''Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty'' ; v. 4:  ''Jefferson the President: First Term 1801 - 1805''; v. 5: ''Jefferson the President: Second term, 1805-1809''; v.6: ''The Sage of Monticello'' (1948-70), the standard scholarly biography; [http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/jefferson.html short bio by Malone]  
* Peterson, Merrill D. ''Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography'' (1986), long, detailed biography by leading scholar; [http://www.questia.com/library/book/thomas-jefferson-and-the-new-nation-a-biography-by-merrill-d-peterson.jsp online edition]
* Peterson, Merrill D. ''Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography'' (1986), long, detailed biography by leading scholar; [http://www.questia.com/library/book/thomas-jefferson-and-the-new-nation-a-biography-by-merrill-d-peterson.jsp online edition]; also [http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-New-Nation-Biography/dp/0195019091/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203807519&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
* Peterson, Merrill D. ed. ''Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography.'' (1986), very good, encyclopedic essays  
* Peterson, Merrill D. ed. ''Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography.'' (1986), very good, encyclopedic essays  
* Schachner, Nathan.  ''Thomas Jefferson: A Biography'' (1957) 1074 pgs. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=11882040 online edition]
* Schachner, Nathan.  ''Thomas Jefferson: A Biography'' (1957) 1074 pgs. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=11882040 online edition]
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* Onuf, Peter. "The Scholars' Jefferson," ''William and Mary Quarterly'' 1993 50(4): 671-699; overview of historiography; [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-5597(199310)3%3A50%3A4%3C671%3ATSJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V in JSTOR]
* Onuf, Peter. "The Scholars' Jefferson," ''William and Mary Quarterly'' 1993 50(4): 671-699; overview of historiography; [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-5597(199310)3%3A50%3A4%3C671%3ATSJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V in JSTOR]
* Pasley, Jeffrey L. "Politics and the Misadventures of Thomas Jefferson's Modern Reputation: A Review Essay, ''Journal of Southern History'' (Nov 2006) 72#4
* Pasley, Jeffrey L. "Politics and the Misadventures of Thomas Jefferson's Modern Reputation: A Review Essay, ''Journal of Southern History'' (Nov 2006) 72#4
* Peterson, Merrill D. ''The Jefferson Image in the American Mind'' (1960)  
* Peterson, Merrill D. ''The Jefferson Image in the American Mind'' (1960) [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Image-American-Mind/dp/0813918510/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203807519&sr=8-10 excerpt and text search]


===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Jefferson, Thomas.  ''Writings'' (1984, Library of America); includes Autobiography, ''Notes on the State of Virginia,'' Public and Private Papers, Addresses and Letters. 1600pp
* Jefferson, Thomas.  ''Writings'' (1984, Library of America); includes Autobiography, ''Notes on the State of Virginia,'' Public and Private Papers, Addresses and Letters. 1600pp [http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Writings-Autobiography-Addresses/dp/094045016X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203807519&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
* Jefferson, Thomas. ''Political Writings,'' edited by Joyce Appleby and  Terence Ball; Cambridge University Press, 1999 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107255488 online edition]
* Jefferson, Thomas. ''Political Writings,'' edited by Joyce Appleby and  Terence Ball; Cambridge University Press, 1999 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107255488 online edition]
*[http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/foley/ ''Jeffersonian Cyclopedia'' 9000 quotes, well arranged]
*[http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/foley/ ''Jeffersonian Cyclopedia'' 9000 quotes, well arranged]

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Biography

  • Bernstein, Richard B. Thomas Jefferson (2005) short biography excerpt and text search
  • Cunningham, Noble E. Jr . In Pursuit of Reason: The Life of Thomas Jefferson (1988, short biography) excerpt and text search
  • Ellis, Joseph J. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson (1998), interpretive essays excerpt and text search
  • Hofstadter, Richard. The American Political Tradition (1948), chapter on TJ online at ACLS e-books
  • Kimball, Marie. Jefferson, War and Peace, 1776 to 1784 1947 online edition
  • McDonald, Forrest. The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson (1987) intellectual history approach to TJ's presidency
  • Malone, Dumas. v. 1, "Jefferson the Virginian (1948); v. 2 Jefferson and the Rights of man; v.3: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty ; v. 4: Jefferson the President: First Term 1801 - 1805; v. 5: Jefferson the President: Second term, 1805-1809; v.6: The Sage of Monticello (1948-70), the standard scholarly biography; short bio by Malone
  • Peterson, Merrill D. Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography (1986), long, detailed biography by leading scholar; online edition; also excerpt and text search
  • Peterson, Merrill D. ed. Thomas Jefferson: A Reference Biography. (1986), very good, encyclopedic essays
  • Schachner, Nathan. Thomas Jefferson: A Biography (1957) 1074 pgs. online edition

Politics and diplomacy

  • Adams, Henry. History of the United States of America during the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Library of America, 1986.
  • Bassett, John Spencer. The Federalist System, 1789-1801 (1906) old scholarly survey; online edition
  • Bowers, Claude G. Jefferson and Hamilton (1925), a slashing attack on Hamilton as unamerican aristocrat
  • Channing, Edward. The Jeffersonian System, 1801-1811. Vol. 12 of The American Nation: A History, Series, edited by Albert Bushnell Hart. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906.
  • Cunningham, Noble E., Jr. Jeffersonian Republicans: The Formation of Party Organization: 1789–1801 (1957), highly detailed party history
  • Cunningham, Noble E., Jr. The Jeffersonian Republicans in Power: Party Operations 1801–1809 (1963), highly detailed party history
  • Cunningham, Noble E., Jr. The Process of Government Under Jefferson (1978)
  • Dawson, Matthew Q. Partisanship and the Birth of America's Second Party, 1796-1800: Stop the Wheels of Government. Greenwood, (2000) online version
  • Elkins, Stanley M. and Eric McKitrick, The Age of Federalism. (1993), the most advanced history of politics in 1790s online edition
  • Ferling, John. Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 Oxford University Press, 2004 online edition
  • Finkelman, Paul, ed. Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 1754–1829 ed. by (2005), 1600 pp.
  • Koch, Adrienne. Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. (1943) online edition
  • Miller, John C. The Federalist Era: 1789-1801 (1960), scholarly survey
  • Rodriguez, Junius, ed. The Louisiana Purchase: An Encyclopedia (2002)
  • Sharp, James. American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis. (1995), survey of politics in 1790s
  • Smelser, Marshall. The Democratic Republic: 1801-1815 (1968) good one-volume history of TJ's presidency and Madison's;
  • Tucker, Robert W. and David C. Hendrickson. Empire of Liberty: The Statecraft of Thomas Jefferson (1992) best guide to foreign policy excerpt and text search
  • Wilentz, Sean. The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln. (2005), broad-scale interpretation of political history

Political philosophy

  • Banning, Lance. The Jeffersonian Persuasion: Evolution of a Party Ideology (1978) excerpt and text search
  • Beard, Charles A. The Economic Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy (1915) online edition
  • Brown; Stuart Gerry. The First Republicans: Political Philosophy and Public Policy in the Party of Jefferson and Madison (1954)online.
  • Buel, Richard. Securing the Revolution: Ideology in American Politics, 1789–1815 (1972)
  • Griswold, A. Whitney. "The Agrarian Democracy of Thomas Jefferson," American Political Science Review 60. 4 (August 1946): 657–81. in JSTOR
  • Hardt, Michael. "Jefferson and Democracy." American Quarterly, 2007 59(1): 41-78. Issn: 0003-0678 Fulltext: Project Muse
  • Onuf, Peter. Jefferson's Empire: The Language of American Nationhood (2001) excerpt and text search
  • Onuf, Peter S. The Mind of Thomas Jefferson. (2007). 281 pp.
  • Wiltse, Charles Maurice. The Jeffersonian Tradition in American Democracy (1935) online edition

Historiography, memorials and reputation

  • Onuf, Peter ed. Jeffersonian Legacies (1993), scholarly essays excerpt and text search
  • Onuf, Peter. "The Scholars' Jefferson," William and Mary Quarterly 1993 50(4): 671-699; overview of historiography; in JSTOR
  • Pasley, Jeffrey L. "Politics and the Misadventures of Thomas Jefferson's Modern Reputation: A Review Essay, Journal of Southern History (Nov 2006) 72#4
  • Peterson, Merrill D. The Jefferson Image in the American Mind (1960) excerpt and text search

Primary sources