Thomas Jefferson’s grave marker lists him as “Father of the University of Virginia,” but the original obelisk lies at a different school, hundreds of miles away from Charlottesville. After Jefferson ...
In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...
Nations sometimes lose their bearings when confronted by an enemy. In a state of crisis or even panic, they implement measures that are later viewed as regrettable. From 1798 to 1800, the French were ...