Suggestions
Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.Please wait while we process your payment
If you don't see it, please check your spam folder. Sometimes it can end up there.
If you don't see it, please check your spam folder. Sometimes it can end up there.
Please wait while we process your payment
By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy.
Don’t have an account? Subscribe now
Create Your Account
Sign up for your FREE 7-day trial
Already have an account? Log in
Your Email
Choose Your Plan
Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan!
payment page
Purchasing SparkNotes PLUS for a group?
Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more!
Price
$24.99 $18.74 /subscription + tax
Subtotal $37.48 + tax
Save 25% on 2-49 accounts
Save 30% on 50-99 accounts
Want 100 or more? Contact us for a customized plan.
Your Plan
Payment Details
Payment Summary
SparkNotes Plus
You'll be billed after your free trial ends.
7-Day Free Trial
Not Applicable
Renews March 30, 2023 March 23, 2023
Discounts (applied to next billing)
DUE NOW
US $0.00
SNPLUSROCKS20 | 20% Discount
This is not a valid promo code.
Discount Code (one code per order)
SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AND AVOID BEING CHARGED, YOU MUST CANCEL BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE TRIAL PERIOD. You may cancel your subscription on your Subscription and Billing page or contact Customer Support at custserv@bn.com. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Free trial is available to new customers only.
Choose Your Plan
For the next 7 days, you'll have access to awesome PLUS stuff like AP English test prep, No Fear Shakespeare translations and audio, a note-taking tool, personalized dashboard, & much more!
You’ve successfully purchased a group discount. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. You'll also receive an email with the link.
Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership.
Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! Continue to start your free trial.
Please wait while we process your payment
Your PLUS subscription has expired
Please wait while we process your payment
Please wait while we process your payment
Adams, Henry. History of the United States of America During the Administration of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Library of America, 1986. This classic work remains the authority on Jeffersons presidency.
Bailyn, Bernard. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. Enl. ed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. A hallmark text concerning the philosophical persuasions of the nations founding fathers.
Bishop, Arthur, ed. Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1971. A comprehensive timeline of the life and works of Thomas Jefferson.
Bowers, Claude G. The Young Jefferson, 1743-1789. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1945. Though somewhat dated, this is the most concentrated treatment of Jeffersons youth and political ascendancy.
Brodie, Fawn. Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1974. This controversial work was the first scholarship to assert the validity of the long-rumored relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings.
Ellis, Joseph J. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. This much-celebrated examination of Jeffersons persona won the National Book Award.
Gordon-Reed, Annette. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1997. The best and most dispassionate examination of the Jefferson-Hemings affair.
Lewis, Jan and Peter S. Onuf, Jane E. Lewis, eds. Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson: History, Memory and Civic Culture. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1999. An anthology of recent essays on the Jefferson-Hemings affair.
Peterson, Merrill D., ed. Thomas Jefferson: Writings. New York: Library of America, 1984. The major aspects of Jeffersons authorship and correspondence are presented in this handsome volume.
Randall, Willard Sterne. Thomas Jefferson: A Life. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. Thorough in aspects, thoroughly lacking in others, this one-volume biography is a valuable general reference.
Severance, John B. Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Democracy. New York: Clarion Books, 1998. This well-written study retains a degree of sophistication despite being aimed at the school-age reader.
http://www.monticello.org The official website of the national heritage landmark. Focuses on Jeffersons home and life, along with visitor information.
http://www.monticello.org/plantation/hemings_resource.html An excellent resource regarding the recent developments in the Jefferson-Hemings affair.
http://www.th-jefferson.org A site featuring commentary by Clay Jenkinson, an acclaimed Jefferson impersonator and scholar.
Please wait while we process your payment
