BIBLIOGRAPHY
We have written these stories for children, but they rest on the shoulders of giants – namely, the historians who have told our heroes' stories at greater length for an adult audience. Parents who wish to read these stories at more length will enjoy the following works:
George Washington
Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by Richard Brookhiser
History of US: From Colonies to Country by Joy Hakim
Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Goodwin Kearns
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
The Adams Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams edited by Lester J. Cappon
For detailed information about Jefferson’s life, property, and family – as well as for the histories of the enslaved men and women who worked at Monticello, readers may refer to Monticello’s website, www.monticello.org.