Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? Its true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first but then went on to author one of our nations most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president Jefferson was also an architect inventor musician farmer and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally heres a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding fathers remarkable and complicated life.
