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Thomas Jefferson’s Library: Making the Case for a National Library

Thomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library

About This Lesson

Students examine a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and identify techniques he used to persuade Congress to purchase his personal library in 1815. Students consider a selection of those books and write their own persuasive letters urging the books’ purchase.