Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Democracy

By John B. Severance

Severance traces Jefferson's life from his plantation boyhood to his two terms as president and his last days preparing for the opening of the University of Virginia, weaving details of both Jefferson's political career and his rich personal life together to create a thoughtful and well-researched biography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395845130
• ISBN13: 9780395845134
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Readable book for Middle Schoolers

I am an 8th grade teacher and this is on my summer reading list for incoming students. They get to choose between this and two Albert Marrin books on Washington and Lincoln. This book is the favorite of my students, in part because it is shorter and more readable than the other two. I find it dificult to find exceptional biographies for Middle School readers. They are not ready for adult books, but most of the children's biographies have a target age of 9-12. This is ideal for them, and I enjoyed it as well.