Season 3, Episode 3-Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 3: Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb

“Jefferson survives”! Not true at the time, John Adams, and not true today. Visit one of the most notable Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, with a classic burial site on his iconic estate. Travel back to Monticello and Thomas Jefferson’s post-Presidency, death, burial site, and legacy!

Make sure to listen to Thomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell” for his birthplace!

Also, listen to Thomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Thomas Jefferson and Monticello” for his home!

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello official site.

Monticello Graveyard from Monticello site.

From My Summer 2023 Visit!

From My Summer 2022 Visit!

From My Summer 2021 Visit!

Postcards of Thomas Jefferson’s Grave

Thomas Jefferson’s wishes for his grave

Original Marker at University of Missouri

Thomas Jefferson Gravesite: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Recommended Reading for Thomas Jefferson

Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power.
Fawn Brodie, Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History.
Annette Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.
Andrew Burstein, Jefferson’s Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello.
Alan Pell Crawford, Twilight at Monticello.
William Sterne Randall, Jefferson: A LIfe.

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3 thoughts on “Season 3, Episode 3-Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb

  1. We can thank Mr. Jefferson and his fellow Founding Fathers for introducing the concepts of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness to our democratic Republic.

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