America First: 100 Stories from Our Own History

Leif the Lucky, the swamp march to Vincennes, the Pony Express — a hundred true adventure stories from American history, told the way children begged to hear them in 1920.

Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was born near Charlottesville, Virginia, April 13, 1743. His father was a sturdy backwoods surveyor, of giant size and…

Thomas Jefferson: Virginia

At the age of twenty-four, Jefferson began to practice law. His voice was not strong, and he was never a good speaker. His manner was…

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