Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
Encyclopedia
Thomas Jefferson: Author of America is a short biography
of Thomas Jefferson
, the third President of the United States
(1801–09) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
(1776), by author, journalist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens
.
It was released as a part of Harper Collins' Eminent Lives
series of "brief biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures."
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
, the third President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
(1801–09) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
(1776), by author, journalist and literary critic Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the...
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It was released as a part of Harper Collins' Eminent Lives
Eminent Lives
The Eminent Lives series is Harper Collins' series of "brief biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures." The general editor of the series is James Atlas....
series of "brief biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures."