Books
Henry Adams, The United States in 1800.
The grandson and great-grandson of presidents, Henry Adams
examines the nature of American society at the dawn of
the nineteenth century.
Drew McCoy, The Elusive Republic: Political
Economy in Jeffersonian America.
Films
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
(1997)
A two-part documentary directed by Ken Burns that examines
the expedition of Meriweather Lewis and William Clark
and American society in the early 19th century.
The Buccaneers (1938, 1958)
A fanciful tale of pirate Jean Lafitte joining forces
with General Andrew Jackson to defeat the British at the
Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
In Alabama in 1818, Kentucky militiaman John Breen, played
by John Wayne falls in love with a French exile and discovers
a plot to steal the land her fellow exiles plan to settle
on.
John Paul Jones (1959)
Hollywood biopic about the American naval hero of the
War of 1812.
Old Ironsides (1926)
The story of the famous War of 1812 battleship.
Web Sites
Recommended Web Sites:
Monticello
http://www.monticello.org/
This site contains biographical information about Jefferson,
about Jefferson's views on slavery, and a guide to the
controversy surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings.
http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/archives/interviews/frame.htm
Learn more online: Read transcripts of interviews with
leading authorities on Thomas Jefferson, including Joseph
Ellis, John Hope Franklin, and Garry Wills
Related Web Sites:
Getting the Word
http://www.monticello.org/gettingword/
Seven generations of oral histories of the descendants
of Monticello's slaves.
Jefferson's Blood
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/
The companion site to the PBS Frontline program covering
the controversy regarding Thomas Jefferson and his relationship
with Sally Hemings, his slave, contains clips from the
television show, as well as scientific and historical
evidence surrounding the story.
Monticello
http://www.monticello.org/house/index.html
This site provides information about Jefferson's home
and the people who worked on his plantation.
Thomas Jefferson
http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/
This Website, a supplement to the Public Broadcasting
Service series on Jefferson, contains transcripts of interviews
with scholars evaluating Jefferson's life and ideas as
well as lesson plans designed to help students analyze
Enlightenment ideas in the classroom.
Thomas Jefferson: A Guide to Resources on the
WWW
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/historiography/tj.html
Links to biographical resources, writings, time lines,
and interpretations by historians available on the World
Wide Web.
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