The scion : beginnings to Spring 1774
The revolutionary : Spring 1774 to Summer 1776
Reformer and governor : late 1776 to 1782
The frustrated Congressman : late 1782 to mid-1784
A man of the world : 1875 to 1789
The first Secretary of State : 1789 to 1792
The leader of the opposition : 1793 to 18900
The President of the United States : 1801 to 1809
The master of Monticello : 1809 to the end
Prologue: The world's best hope --
Pt. 1: The scion : beginnings to spring 1774 --
What fixed the destinies of my life --
Temptations and trials --
A world of desire and denial --
Pt. 2: The revolutionary : spring 1774 to summer 1776 --
Like a shock of electricity --
The famous Mr. Jefferson --
The course of human events --
Pt. 3: Reformer and governor : late 1776 to 1782 --
Redcoats at Monticello --
To burn on through death --
Pt. 4: The frustrated congressman : late 1782 to mid-1784 --
A struggle for respect --
Lost cities and life counsel --
Pt. 5: A man of the world : 1785 to 1789 --
The vaunted scene of Europe --
The philosophical world --
His head and his heart --
Do you like our new Constitution? --
Pt. 6: The first Secretary of State : 1789 to 1792 --
A new post in New York --
Mr. Jefferson is greatly too democratic --
The end of a stormy tour --
Pt. 7: The leader of the opposition : 1793 to 1800 --
To the Vice Presidency --
Adams vs. Jefferson redux --
A desperate state of affairs --
Pt. 8: The President of the United States : 1801 to 1809 --
The new order of things begins --
Victories, scandal, and a secret sickness --
The air of enchantment! --
The people were never more happy --
A deep, dark, and widespread conspiracy --
A farewell to ultimate power --
Pt. 9: The master of Monticello : 1809 to the end --
My body, mind, and affairs --
To form statesmen, legislators and judges --
The knell of the union --
No, doctor, nothing more --
Epilogue: All honor to Jefferson.
From the On the fly - 1st ed.
pt. 1. The scion : beginnings to spring 1774
pt. 2. The revolutionary : spring 1774 to summer 1776
pt. 3. Reformer and governor : late 1776 to 1782
pt. 4. The frustrated congressman : late 1782 to 1784
pt. 5. A man of the world : 1785 to 1789
pt. 6. The first Secretary of State : 1789 to 1792
pt. 7. The leader of the opposition : 1793 to 1800
pt. 8. The President of the United States : 1801 to 1809
pt. 9. The master of Monticello : 1809 to the end.
