The author of the American Declaration of Independence, Jefferson is among the most important and controversial of American political thinkers. This volume offers a new introduction and a careful selection of his key writings, arranged thematically to cover such topics as race, women and slavery.

The author of the American Declaration of Independence, Jefferson is among the most important and controversial of American political thinkers. This volume offers a new introduction and a careful selection of his key writings, arranged thematically to cover such topics as race, women and slavery.