The Life of Thomas Jefferson

Edward S. Ellis

Edited by Frank E. Grizzard, Jr.

Note: Edward S. Ellis's The Life of Thomas Jefferson was first published in 1898. It was republished in several editions, including the following one published in Chicago in 1913.

HistoricAmericans

The Life of Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States 1801–1809

By Edward S. Ellis, A.M.
Author of "The People's Standard History of the United States," "The Eclectic Primary History of the United States," etc.

With an Essay by G. Mercer Adam

Also An Account of the Louisiana Purchase
By Isidore A. Zacharias

And Anecdotes, Characteristics and Chronology

Chicago, 1898, 1913

Contents

• Biography
• Declaration of Independence
• Sketch by G. Mercer Adam
• Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Anecdotes and Characteristics
• Sayings of Thomas Jefferson
• Adams and Jefferson by Daniel Webster
• The Story of Jefferson for School or Club Program
• Program for a Jeffersonian Evening
• Questions for Review
• Subjects for Special Study
• Bibliography
• Chronological Events
• Illustrations [30, omitted]