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Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals recognize the achievements of those who embrace endeavors in which Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third U.S. President, excelled and held in high regard. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discusses his biography Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. To replace the expensive frigates built by the Federalist administrations, Jefferson built 180 gunboats, 50 feet long, with crews of 20 and cannon mounted in bow and stern, primarily to defend American harbors. Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America, which has inspired more than 38,000 top recent college graduates and young professionals to join the movement to ensure educational opportunity for all. Thomas Jefferson, author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. If there is one figure that dominates the story of America's founding and its forging more than any other, it's probably Jefferson. Instead of military force, the United States would . Jefferson is like the superstar of American history. Jefferson's genius, Meacham argues, was that he was. Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, and 3rd president of the United States (1801-09), born in Albemarle County, Virginia.