S1E6 - You may know him as the writer of the Declaration of Independence, as the dealmaker behind the Louisiana Purchase, or as the guy on the nickel! But did you know Thomas Jefferson was America’s original shopaholic? In this episode, we examine his idealism, hypocrisy, and inability to take a note. We also try to pronounce “House of Burgesses.” And it’s embarrassing.

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Produced and Edited by Trent Thomson and Marissa Macy

Sources

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis

https://www.monticello.org/jefferson-timeline/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/sally-hemings-exhibit-monticello.html

Thomas Jefferson: A Film by Ken Burns